n. [ F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert. ]
To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bill of divorce.
v. t.
It [ a word ] was divorced from its old sense. Earle. [ 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 ]