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Spouse

//spaʊ̯s// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

    "People should treat their spouses with respect."

  2. 2
    a person's partner in marriage wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To wed; to espouse. dated

    "Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 (“I vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca. Related to espouse and sponsor.

Etymology 2

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 (“I vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca. Related to espouse and sponsor.

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