n. [ F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert. ] 1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. “from the bond of matrimony.” (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or a mensa et thoro), “from bed and board”. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Separation; disunion of things closely united. [ 1913 Webster ]

To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which separates. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bill of divorce. See under Bill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Divorced p. pr. & vb. n. Divorcing. ] [ Cf. F. divorcer. See Divorce, n. ] 1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To separate or disunite; to sunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

It [ a word ] was divorced from its old sense. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make away; to put away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing but death
Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being divorced. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having a marriage legally terminated and having not remarried. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A person divorced. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being divorced or separated; free from divorce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let him write her a divorcement. Deut. xxiv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

The divorcement of our written from our spoken language. R. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce. Drummond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Divorceable. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. “This divorcive law.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]