spouse

nounverbattested in dialogue

//spaʊ̯s//
//spaʊ̯z//

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

noun

1
A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
People should treat their spouses with respect.
At last such grace I found, and meanes I wrought, / That I that Ladie to my spouse had wonne
But mama got wise to the game / The youngest of five kids, hon here it is / After ten years without no spouse / Mama's gettin married in the house

Etymology

From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca. Related to espouse and sponsor.

verb

1
datedTo wed; to espouse.
Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?

Forms

plural: spouses
past tense: spoused
past participle: spoused
present participle: spousing
third person singular: spouses

spotless · Exceptionally clean.spotlight · A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to…spotted · Discoloured by spots; stained.

spouse · A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

spray · A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.sprayed · chapped with cold spraying · The act by which something is sprayed.

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