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Definition of Spouse
1. Noun. A person's partner in marriage.
Group relationships: Man And Wife, Marriage, Married Couple
Specialized synonyms: Bigamist, Consort, Helpmate, Helpmeet, Hubby, Husband, Married Man, Monogamist, Monogynist, Honeymooner, Newlywed, Polygamist, Married Woman, Wife
Generic synonyms: Domestic Partner, Significant Other, Spousal Equivalent, Spouse Equivalent, Relation, Relative
Derivative terms: Mate, Spousal
Definition of Spouse
1. n. A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.
2. v. t. To wed; to espouse.
Definition of Spouse
1. Noun. A person's husband or wife ¹
2. Verb. (dated) to wed, to espouse ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spouse
1. to marry [v SPOUSED, SPOUSING, SPOUSES] - See also: marry
Medical Definition of Spouse
1. 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." (Spenser) 2. A married man, in distinct from a spousess or married woman; a bridegroom or husband. "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." (Fabyan) Origin: OF. Espous, espos, fem. Espouse, F. Epoux, epouse, fr. L. Sponsus, sponsa, prop. P.p. Of spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly, to engage one's self. Cf. Despond, Espouse, respond, Sponsor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spouse
Literary usage of Spouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Index Library by British Record Society (1897)
"1588 „ Beatrix, sometime spouse to William Richardson, ... Marion, sometime spouse
to Walter Cowan, burgess of Stirling 26 Nov. ..."
2. General Explanation of Tax Legislation Enacted in 1998: Report of the Joint edited by William Roth, Bill Archer (2000)
"The innocent spouse election is required to be made no later than the date that
is two ... Innocent spouse relief may be provided on an apportioned basis. ..."
3. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"1 Disappearance of spouse.—Continuous absence of one spouse unheard from for seven
... And generally when the former spouse disappears and is never heard of ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Gardiner Hammond (1890)
"Continuous absence of one spouse unheard from for seven years (or such term ...
And generally when the former spouse disappears and is never heard of again ..."
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