In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
(1)“Chief Justice” includes senior Judge;
(2)“Court” means a Court constituted under this Act;
(3)to “desert” together with its grammatical variations and cognate expressions, means to desert the other party to a marriage without reasonable cause and without the consent, or against the will, of such party;
(4)“grievous hurt” means—
(a)emasculation;
(b)permanent privation of the sight of either eye;
(c)permanent privation of the hearing of either ear;
(d)privation of any member or joint;
(e)destruction or permanent impairing of the powers of any member or joint;
(f)permanent disfiguration of the head or face; or
(g)any hurt which endangers life;
(5)“husband” means a Parsi husband;
(6)“marriage” means a marriage between Parsis whether contracted before or after the commencement of this Act;
(7)a “Parsi” means a Parsi Zoroastrian;
(8)“priest” means a Parsi priest and includes Dastur and Mobed; and
(9)“wife” means a Parsi wife.