A divorced person or someone who was once married but is no longer conjugally united with their spouse.
From Latin 'ex-' (former) and 'conjugans,' meaning 'spouse' or 'joined together in marriage.' This word literally means 'no longer conjugally joined.'
This word is almost completely obsolete now, but it reveals how much historical language emphasized marital bonds as a fundamental identity category—being an exconjugant was apparently worth having its own special word!
Latin -ant suffix, though less explicitly gendered than -tor; refers to one joined to another, historically gendered in legal/religious contexts where marriage and marital status were male-centered concerns.
Use inclusively; rarely problematic in modern usage.
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