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.