diffusio

χρώμεθα γὰρ πολιτείᾳ οὐ ζηλούσῃ τοὺς τῶν πέλας νόμους → we live under a form of government which does not emulate the institutions of our neighbours

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

diffūsĭo: ōnis, f. diffundo.
I The spreading out, extending: maris, Mart. Cap. 6, § 661.—
II Cheerfulness: animi, Sen. Vit. Beat. 5, 1.

diffūsĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (diffundo), action de répandre, débordement : Capel. 6, 661 || épanouissement [fig.] : Sen. Vita b. 5, 1.