ex-spouse

Noun

ex-spouse (plural ex-spouses)

1. A former spouse (from a previous marriage after a divorce).
   • It must be maddening to know the chap has some more to spend, but one can't get at it. And after the divorce—and it is stricly comme il faut to divorce a millionaire husband with acrimony—the ex-spouses complain bitterly of being unable to maintain the life of luxury to which they have been trained...1921 July 22, Alma Whitaker, “Stingy Millionaires”, in The Los Angeles Times, volume XL, →ISSN, →OCLC, Part II, page 4, column 5
   • Diane was married to Phil for 15 years and to Jim for 21 years. Phil was the higher earner, with a full retirement benefit of $2,442. Jim's full retirement benefit was $2,136. Diane's own full retirement benefit was only $963.
     Diane began by collecting half of Phil's benefits at age 66 - $1,221....2013 May 9, Mark Miller, “Knowing Social Security rules can help divorced spouses”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2024, Markets