Legal Definitions - dimidietas

Definition: Dimidietas (dim-uh-dye-ee-tas) is a legal Latin term that refers to half of something, or a moiety.

• When a couple gets divorced, they may split their assets and each receive a dimidietas of their shared property.
• In medieval times, a lord might grant a dimidietas of his land to a vassal in exchange for military service.

These examples illustrate how dimidietas can be used to describe a division of property or resources. In the first example, the couple divides their assets equally, with each receiving a dimidietas. In the second example, the lord grants a dimidietas of his land to the vassal, meaning the vassal receives half of the land in exchange for his service.