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English

Pronunciation

  • w:IPA|IPA: /spaʊs/ (singular), /ˈspaʊzɪz/ (plural)
  • w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /spaUs/ (singular), /ˈspaUzIz/ (plural)
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-spouse.ogg



Noun

  1. A husband or wife, irrespective of sex or gender; a husband's or wife's husband or wife is his/her spouse.


Derived terms


Translations

Category:Family

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English

spouse

Noun

Partner in marriage - husband or wife

Synonyms


See also

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spouse \Spouse\ (spouz), n. [OF. espous, espos, fem. espouse, F.
['e]poux, ['e]pouse, fr. L. sponsus, sponsa, prop. p. p. of
spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly, to engage one's self.
Cf. Despond, Espouse, Respond, Sponsor.]
1. A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married
person, husband or wife.
[1913 Webster]

At last such grace I found, and means I wrought,
That I that lady to my spouse had won. --Spenser.
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2. A married man, in distinction from a spousess or
married woman; a bridegroom or husband. [Obs.]
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At which marriage was [were] no persons present but
the spouse, the spousess, the Duchess of Bedford her
mother, the priest, two gentlewomen, and a young
man. --Fabyan.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Spouse \Spouse\ (spouz), v. t. [See Espouse, and Spouse, n.]
To wed; to espouse. [Obs.]
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This markis hath her spoused with a ring. --Chaucer.
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Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize.
--Spenser.
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She was found again, and spoused to Marinell.
--Spenser.
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WordNet spouse
n : a person's partner in marriage [syn: partner, {married
person}, mate, better half]
Spouse (Cant. 4:8-12; Hos. 4:13, 14) may denote either husband or wife, but in the Scriptures it denotes only the latter.
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