When the time came, the husband would build a new house to which the old wife would retire with her children, while the new wife assumed the spousely role of homemaker.
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Spousely
Synonyms for "spousely"
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If the decretalists were concerned that prospective spouses be able to carry out their moral obligations, they were no less interested in preserving spousely rights after the conjugal knot was tied.
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