spouse 
spouse (spo̵us; also, esp. for vt., spo̵uz)
noun
a partner in marriage; (one's) husband or wife
Etymology: ME spus < OFr espous < L sponsus, betrothed, pp. of spondere: see sponsor
transitive verb spoused, spous′·ing
Archaic to marry; wed
Converse of object
- survive: However, your surviving spouse will not necessarily get the whole of your estate.
- non-earn: So, again we return to joint planning and the need for the non-earning spouse to agree to the long-term financial plans.
- estrange: If you are separated but not legally divorced, intestacy gives your estranged spouse a full entitlement.
- divorce: If the funds had passed to the estate of the divorced spouse, the ultimate inheritance tax liability could have been 40 per cent.
- marry: For it is difficult to explain rationally why we love the people we love or why we marry the spouses we marry.
- trail: The same applies to the ' trailing spouse ' .
Adjective modifier
- deceased: A widowed person may be able to claim on the record of a spouse or deceased spouse.
- non-working: It is targeted particularly for those with fluctuating, low or no taxable earnings such as a non-working spouse.
- former: For a money purchase scheme the former spouse has no control over where the money is invested.
- non-British: However, after fulfilling certain residential qualifications in the UK, the non-British spouse may apply for British citizenship.
- unbelieving: But if your unbelieving spouse abandons you, you are not obliged endlessly to pursue him or her.
- non-bankrupt: The mere fact that the non-bankrupt spouse may have paid exclusively for the improvements will no longer be enough.
Preposition: because
- familiarity: Of course, it's wonderful to be familiar with your spouse because familiarity is the basis of intimacy.
Modifies a noun
- parents-in-law: Spouses parents parents-in-law chance to show insuring a business.
- exemption: If the trust is in favor of the surviving spouse, the spouse exemption will still apply.
- pension: Internal transfer A pension sharing order will create a pension debit against the scheme member in favor of the spouses pension rights.
Possessives
- pension: The decision to take the lump sum would not affect the payment of any spouse's pension or child's pension.
Noun used with modifier
Nor turned I ween Adam from his fair spouse, nor Eve the rites Mysterious of connubial love refused: Whatever hypocrites austerely talk Of purity and place and innocence, Defaming as impure what God declares Pure, and commands to some, leaves free to all.
A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
On his death bed poor Lubin lies: His spouse is in despair. With frequent sobs and mutual cries They both express their care. A different cause, says parson Sly, The same effect may give: Poor Lubin fears, that he shall die: His wife, that he may live.
Pero la verdad es que estoy cansada, horriblemente cansada de ser la esposa femenina de ese animal masculino que se rasca, pierde el pelo sistema¤ ticamente y canta tangos pasados de moda! Quisieraquisiera engordar, fumar un puro y enviudar de una manera indolora y elegante. The truth is, I'm tired, frightfully tired of being the feminine spouse to the masculine animal who scratches himself, systematically loses his hair and sings outdated tangos! I'd like I'd like to get fat, to smoke cigars and to become a widow in a painless and elegant fashion.
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