divorce from bed and board

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divorce from bed and board

noun divorces from bed and board

  1. countable, uncountable A situation where spouses live apart without having legally dissolved their marriage; this may be either a long-term arrangement or a first step towards actual divorce.

    Similar: legal separation, marital separation, separation from bed and board

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noun marital arrangement

DeutschTrennung von Tisch und Bett
Ελληνικάχωρισμός από τραπέζης και κοίτης chorismós apó trapézis kai koítis

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@misc{divorce_from_bed_and_board_2026,
  title = {divorce from bed and board},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/divorce%20from%20bed%20and%20board},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}