spouse
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spouse
- /spaʊ̯s/
- /spaʊ̯z/
Rhymes with -aʊs, -aʊz
Where it comes from
From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca.
Related to espouse and sponsor.
noun spouses
- A person in a marriage or marital relationship. People should treat their spouses with respect.
verb spouses · spousing · spoused
- To wed; to espouse. Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?
