divorcé
noun /dɪˌvɔːˈsiː/
/dɪˌvɔːrˈseɪ/
(North American English)- a man whose marriage has been legally endedTopics Family and relationshipsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- amicable
- uncontested
- no-fault
- …
- want
- apply for
- ask for
- …
- come through
- court
- case
- proceedings
- …
- divorce from
- divorce on the grounds of
- grounds for divorce
Word Originlate Middle English: the noun from Old French divorce, from Latin divortium, based on divertere, from di- ‘aside’ + vertere ‘to turn’; the verb from Old French divorcer, from late Latin divortiare, from divortium.