Divorced

/dɪˈvɔɹst/ adjective

Legally separated from a spouse by court decree; no longer married to someone you were previously married to.

From Latin 'divortium' (separation), derived from 'divertere' (to turn away). The prefix 'di-' means 'apart' and 'vertere' means 'to turn,' literally meaning 'to turn away from.' The legal concept formalized in English during the Middle Ages.

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