There was no divorce, but separation from bed and board was allowed in exceptional circumstances.
She was granted a divorce from bed and board, with alimony, in 1908.
These spiritual mates, dissolve, or disannul, all former marriage connections; and many of them bed and board together, to the exclusion of all former vows.
They normally provide bed and board, that is, at least some meals as well as accommodation.
Separation from bed and board was allowed in exceptional circumstances, usually adultery.
I think nothing more tragic can be conceived than to compel a woman to cohabit at bed and board with a man who has served a long term of imprisonment.
Some provide only bed and board, others help with supportive or personal care.
The woman is entitled only to bed and board; women are regarded as chattels in the home and economically and legally as second-rate citizens.
