spouse

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  1. noun A marriage partner; a husband or wife.
  2. transitive verb Archaic To marry; wed.

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  • The presence of our spouse fills a void that we don't notice until our spouse is away. —  The Register's Daily Blog
  • I don't know because I would never cheat no matter how mad my spouse was a at me or the other way around. —  Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories
  • One "love saying" questioned whether or not your spouse should be your best friend. —  Blisstree
  • How can you tell whether your spouse is actually cheating on ... —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • * Cook, Don't Clutter: Making dinner for your spouse is a low cost way of celebrating a special event, but the mood is lost if you make a mess in the kitchen.
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mistress ·  consort ·  husband ·  sire ·  parent ·  bride ·  lover ·  cousin ·  protector ·  partner ·  aunt ·  colleague

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spouse:   spouses
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French spous, from Latin spōnsus, from past participle of spondēre, to pledge; see spend- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English spouse, spowse, spuse, spus = Icelandic spūsa, pūsa, pūsi, from Old French espos, spous, French époux, masculine, Old French espouse, espuse, French épouse, feminine, = Spanish Portuguese esposo, masculine, esposa, feminine, = Italian sposo, masculine, sposa, feminine, from Latin sponsus, masculine, sponsa, feminine, one betrothed, a bridegroom, a bride (cf. sponsus, a betrothal), properly masculine and feminine past participle of spondere, promise: see sponsor.
  2. from Middle English spousen, spowsen, spusen, from Old French espouser, French épouser = Provencal espozar = Portuguese esposar = Italian sposare, from Late Latin sponsare, betroth, espouse: see spouse, n., and cf. espouse, v.
 

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