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divorce from bed and board

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: scheiding van tafel en bed — marital arrangement
  • Finnish: vuode- ja asumusero — marital arrangement
  • German: Trennung von Tisch und Bett — marital arrangement
  • Greek: χωρισμός από τραπέζης και κοίτης (chorismós apó trapézis kai koítis) — marital arrangement
  • Hungarian: ágytól és asztaltól való elválás — marital arrangement
  • Icelandic: skilnaður að borði og sæng — marital arrangement
  • Irish: dealú ó chuibhreann agus ó chaidreamh — marital arrangement