a mensa et thoro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes the husband and wife to live apart from each other.
adv
  1. Such as not to dissolve the marriage bond, but merely to authorize the husband and wife to live apart from each other.

Pronunciation

/eɪ ˈmɛnsə ˌɛt ˈθɔːɹəʊ/

Word forms

a mensa et thoro

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin a mensa et thoro (“from board and bed”).

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