spouse

[Spouse]

A spouse is your companion, your mate, your partner. In ye olden times, spouse was used as a verb meaning “to marry,” but nowadays, it functions as a noun referring to either husband or wife.

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A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.

Noun
a person''s partner in marriage

n.
A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.

n.
A married man, in distinct from a spousess or married woman; a bridegroom or husband.

n.
To wed; to espouse.

Spouse

Spouse , n. [OF. espous, espos, fem. espouse, F. '82poux, '82pouse, 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.

At last such grace I found, and means I wrought, That that lady to my spouse had won.

2. A married man, in distinct from a spousess or married woman; a bridegroom or husband. [Obs.]

At which marriage was [were] no person present but the spouse, the spousess, the Duchess of Bedford her mother, the priest, two gentlewomen, and a young man.

Spouse

Spouse , v. t. [See Espouse, and Spouse, n.] To wed; to espouse. [Obs.]

This markis hath her spoused with a ring.

Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize.

She was found again, and spoused to Marinell.

A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.

To wed; to espouse.

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Usage Examples

Plant and your spouse plants with you weed and you weed alone.

Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru' all creation.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possibility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.

Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.

It's important to take time for your spouse and nurture the relationship.

My personal belief is that you carry your own water in a relationship. If you see a girl and you think she's hot, that's a very human reaction, but you don't go and tell your spouse that, you know? So in one way it's how you behave.