thoro
Americanadjective
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You should have gone to the ecclesiastical court and there obtained against your wife a decree a mensa et thoro.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
All James had got for his activities in bringing his action was a divorce a mensa et thoro, that is, "from bed and board."
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace
Divorce a mensa et thoro could be granted on the grounds allowed by the canon law.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
Persons seeking at the hands of the civil law relief in matrimonial troubles should have the right to ask for divorce a vinculo, or simple separation a mensâ et thoro, as they may elect.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Ingersoll, Robert Green
This "separation" is really the direct descendant of the Canon law divorce a mensa et thoro, and the inability to marry which it involves is merely a survival of the Canon law tradition.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock
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