Spouse definition
A marriage partner; a husband or wife.
noun
A partner in marriage; (one's) husband or wife.
noun
(archaic) To marry; wed.
verb
To marry; wed.
verb
Your spouse is the person to whom you are married; your husband or wife.
An example of a spouse is your husband.
noun
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-.
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