a mensa et thoro

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a mensa et thoro [eɪ ˈmɛnsə ɛt ˈθɔːrəʊ]

adj

(Law) Law denoting or relating to a form of divorce in which the parties remain married but do not cohabit: abolished in England in 1857

[Latin: from table and bed]

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