spouse
noun
- partner in a marriage, civil union, domestic partnership or common-law marriage
Wiktionary
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.
- 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.
- To wed; to espouse.
“Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?”