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Showing words for SPOUSE using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Spouse
[1] either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
[2] Obsolete . to join, give, or take in marriage.
[3] a person's partner in marriage Related adjective: spousal
[4] (tr) obsolete to marry
Words related to Spouse
woman, wife, companion, bride, roommate, mate, partner, husband, man, helpmate, groom
Words nearby Spouse
spotted wintergreen, spotter, spottie, spotty, spousal, spouse, spout, spout cup, spouted, spouting, spp.
Origin of Spouse
1150–1200; (noun) Middle English < Old French spous (masculine), spouse (feminine) (aphetic for espous, espouse ) < Latin spōnsus, spōnsa literally, pledged (man, woman) (noun uses of past participle of spondēre to pledge), equivalent to spond- verb stem + -tus, -ta past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English spousen < Old French esp(o)user; cf. espouse
Other words from Spouse
spouse·hood , noun
spouse·less , adjective
un·spoused , adjective
Word origin for Spouse
C12: from Old French spus (masculine), spuse (feminine), from Latin sponsus, sponsa betrothed man or woman, from spondēre to promise solemnly
Synonyms for Spouse
bride, companion, husband, man, mate, partner, roommate, wife, woman, groom, helpmate, better half