Spouse Definition
spous, spouz
spoused, spouses, spousing
noun
spouses
A partner in marriage; (one's) husband or wife.
Webster's New World
verb
spoused, spousing
To marry; wed.
Webster's New World
Origin of Spouse
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From Anglo-Norman espus, espuse and Old French espos, espose and by aphasis from Latin spōnsus (“bridegroom"), spōnsa (“bride"), from spondere (“to vow, to pledge"), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French spous from Latin spōnsus from past participle of spondēre to pledge spend- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Cognate to espouse, spondee, sponsor.
From Wiktionary
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