Spouse meaning

spous, spouz
Your spouse is the person to whom you are married; your husband or wife.

An example of a spouse is your husband.

noun
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A person's husband or wife.

People should treat their spouses with respect.

noun
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A marriage partner; a husband or wife.
noun
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(dated) To wed; to espouse.
verb
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A partner in marriage; (one's) husband or wife.
noun
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To marry; wed.
verb
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To marry; wed.
verb
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Origin of spouse

  • 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
  • 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
  • Cognate to espouse, spondee, sponsor.
    From Wiktionary

Spouse Sentence Examples

  • You and your spouse both like Oreos.

  • And if everyone who hit their spouse landed in jail, we might be rather shocked at the percentage.

  • She is dressed in bridal white with wreath and veil, and receives a wedding-ring, as spouse of the Church.

  • Ogling a spouse couldn't be a sin – especially when he derived such obvious pleasure from it.

  • Mary Thy Mother stopped at the foot of the Cross, but poverty mounted it with Thee and clasped Thee in her embrace unto the end; and when Thou wast dying of thirst, as a watchful spouse she prepared for Thee the gall.

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