Divorce
11divorce — DIVORCE: Si Napoléon n avait pas divorcé, il serait encore sur le trône …
12divorce — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. divorce (14c.), from L. divortium separation, dissolution of marriage, from divertere to separate, leave one s husband, turn aside (see DIVERT (Cf. divert)). Not distinguished in English from legal separation until mid… …
13divorce — [n] split up of marriage annulment, breach, break, breakup, decree nisi, dedomiciling, detachment, disparateness, dissociation, dissolution, disunion, division, divorcement, on the rocks*, parting of the ways*, partition, rupture, separate… …
14divorce — ► NOUN ▪ the legal dissolution of a marriage. ► VERB 1) legally dissolve one s marriage with. 2) (divorce from) detach or dissociate (something) from. ORIGIN Old French, from Latin divertere divert …
15Divorce — (franz., spr. diwórß , lat. Divortium), Ehescheidung; divortieren, ein Ehepaar trennen; auch soviel wie (durch Scheidung) sich trennen …
16Divorce — (frz. spr. wórß), Ehescheidung; divortieren, (ein Ehepaar) scheiden; sich trennen (von Eheleuten) …
17Divorce — Divorce is still rare and in practice for most clans means the wife returning to her family while the children remain with the husband …
18divorce — vb *separate, sever, sunder, part, divide Analogous words: alienate, *estrange, wean, disaffect …
19divorcé — ☆ divorcé [di vôr′sā΄, di vôr′sē΄; div΄ôr sā′, div ôr΄sē′ ] n. [Fr, orig. pp. of divorcer] a divorced man …
20Divorce — For other uses, see Divorce (disambiguation). Family law …
