Definitions for spouse
spaʊs, spaʊzspouse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. spouse, partner, married person, mate, better halfnoun

   a person's partner in marriage

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. spousenoun

   A person's husband or wife

   People should treat their spouses with respect.

2. spouseverb

   to wed, to espouse

3. Etymology: espous, espouse and espus, espuse by aphasis from sponsus, sponsa, from spondere, from spend-

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SPOUSEnoun

   One joined in marriage; a husband or wife.

   Etymology: sponsa, sponsus, Latin; espouse, French.

   She is of good esteem;
   Beside so qualified as may beseem
   The spouse of any noble gentleman. William Shakespeare.

   At once farewel, O faithful spouse! they said;
   At once th’ encroaching rhinds their closing lips invade. Dryd.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spouse

   A spouse is a significant other in a marriage. In certain contexts, it can also apply to a civil union or common-law marriage. Although a spouse is a form of significant other, the latter term also includes non-marital partners who play a social role similar to that of a spouse, but do not have rights and duties reserved by law to a spouse.

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1. spouse

   A spouse is a person's husband or wife, whom they are legally married to. This term is gender-neutral, meaning it can refer to a person of any gender, and is used in legal and formal contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Spousenoun

   a man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife

2. Spousenoun

   a married man, in distinct from a spousess or married woman; a bridegroom or husband

3. Spousenoun

   to wed; to espouse

4. Etymology: [See Espouse, and Spouse, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spouse

   spowz, n. a husband or wife.—adj. Spous′al, pertaining to a spouse, or to marriage: nuptial: matrimonial.—n. usually in pl. nuptials: marriage.—adj. Spouse′less, destitute of a spouse: unmarried. [O. Fr. espouse (Fr. époux, fem. épouse)—L. sponsus, pa.p. of spondēre, to promise in marriage.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spouse

   A persons husband or wife.

   The spouse of each is important and we know that marriage is a life partnership and relationship.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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Anagrams for spouse »

1. opuses

2. esopus

How to pronounce spouse?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of spouse in a Sentence

1. John Kirby:

   It is not unusual -- and frankly it can be quite beneficial -- to advancing American interests for the spouse of a cabinet secretary to occasionally travel with him or her. The spouse often engages in separate encounters during such trips meeting with local officials and participating in cultural or educational engagements that flesh out and help inform America's foreign policy.

2. Paul Hokemeyer:

   When a parent remarries a much younger spouse, the main dynamic that comes into play with adult children is sibling rivalry

3. Soriya Cohen:

   I can't even imagine such a desecration. Imagine if that was your spouse, your parent or your grandparent and to make money, they built on top of it, i'm asking people to respect that and respect the families and the people who have already suffered so much and not to add to our pain.

4. William H Gass:

   We have scarcely gotten home ... when our children's sneezes greet us, skinned knees bleed after waiting all day to do so. There is the bellyache and the burned-out basement bulb, the stalled car and the incontinent cat. The windows frost, the toilets sweat, the body of our spouse is one cold shoulder and the darkness of our bedroom is soon full of the fallen shadows of our failures.

5. Brianna Keilar:

   Our issue was being in the same place at the same time -- not your typical fertility issue, but it is a typical challenge for military families who are separated by deployments or even domestic assignments where the service member is away from their families, if you're in the military, and you can't get fertility procedures covered for yourself or your spouse, the decision can come down to this : Do I want to stay in the military or do I want to have a family ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spouse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spouse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=spouse
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spouse
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spouse
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=spouse