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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

A mensa et thoro

· A men·sa et tho·ro · IPA /eɪ ˈmɛnsə ˌɛt ˈθɔːɹəʊ/
01 A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife.
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    A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife.(Law)