divorcée

or di·vor·cee

[ dih-vawr-sey, -see, -vohr-, -vawr-sey, -vohr- ]

noun
  1. a divorced woman.

Origin of divorcée

1
First recorded in 1805–15; from French divorcée, feminine of divorcé; see origin at divorcé

usage note For divorcée

See fiancée.

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British Dictionary definitions for divorcée

divorcée

/ (dɪvɔːˈsiː) /


noun
  1. a person, esp a woman, who has been divorced

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