a mensa et thoro

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ā men′sə et thôr′ō, thōr′ō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a men•sa et tho•ro  (ā men′sə et thôr′ō, thōr′ō),USA pronunciation [Law.]
  1. pertaining to or noting a divorce that forbids husband and wife to live together but does not dissolve the marriage bond.
  • Latin: literally, from board and bed. See mensal2, torus
  • 1590–1600

Forum discussions with the word(s) "a mensa et thoro" in the title:


Look up "a mensa et thoro" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "a mensa et thoro" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.