a mensa et thoro

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin a mensa et thoro (“from board and bed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɪ ˈmɛnsə ˌɛt ˈθɔːɹəʊ/ === Adjective === a mensa et thoro (not comparable) (historical, law, of a divorce) That does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes the husband and wife to live apart from each other. === Adverb === a mensa et thoro (not comparable) (historical, law, of a divorce) Such as not to dissolve the marriage bond, but merely to authorize the husband and wife to live apart from each other. ==== Coordinate terms ==== a vinculo a vinculo matrimonii === See also === separation