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spouse

noun

  1. partner in a marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or common-law marriage
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Pronunciation: /spaʊ̯s/ / /spaʊ̯z/

noun

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.

  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”

verb

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.

  1. To wed; to espouse.

    “Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?”