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Someone who married the wrong forever and lived to file the paperwork.
means A person whose marriage has been legally dissolved, now single by court decree.
from From French divorcee, past participle of divorcer, from Latin divortium, meaning a turning aside or parting of ways.
Gendered rootsDivorcee feminine, divorce masculine in original French.
English flatteningEnglish mostly dropped the gender, keeping divorcee for all.
Status, not flawLegal category, not a character review.