Definitions for husband
ˈhʌz bəndhus·band

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. husband, hubby, married man(verb)

   a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

2. conserve, husband, economize, economise(verb)

   use cautiously and frugally

   "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"

Webster Dictionary(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Husband(noun)

   the male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

2. Husband(noun)

   a cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

3. Husband(noun)

   one who manages or directs with prudence and economy; a frugal person; an economist

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

4. Husband(noun)

   a married man; a man who has a wife; -- the correlative to wife

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

5. Husband(noun)

   the male of a pair of animals

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

6. Husband(verb)

   to direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

7. Husband(verb)

   to cultivate, as land; to till

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

8. Husband(verb)

   to furnish with a husband

   Etymology: [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. fr. Icel. hsbndi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of ba to dwell; akin to AS. ban, Goth. bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor.]

Freebase(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Husband

   A husband is a male lifetime partner in a marital relationship. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse, others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Husband

   huz′band, n. a married man: (B.) a man to whom a woman is betrothed: one who manages affairs with prudence: (naut.) the owner of a ship who manages its concerns in person.—v.t. to supply with a husband: to manage with economy.—n. Hus′bandage, allowance or commission of a ship's husband.—adjs. Hus′bandless (Shak.), without a husband; Hus′bandly, frugal, thrifty.—ns. Hus′bandman, a working farmer: one who labours in tillage; Hus′bandry, the business of a farmer: tillage: economical management: thrift. [M. E. husbonde—A.S. húsbonda, Ice. húsbóndi—hús, a house, búandi, inhabiting, pr.p. of Ice. búa, to dwell. Cf. Ger. bauen, to till.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. husband

   A booby prize in life's lottery.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. HUSBAND

   The next thing to a wife. From Eng. _hussy_, woman, and _bond_, tie. Tied to a woman.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. husband

   An agent appointed by deed, executed by all the owners, with power to advance and lend, to make all payments, to receive the prices of freights, and to retain all claims. But this office gives him no authority to insure or to borrow money; and he is to render a full account to his employers.

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1. husband

   A person who is married

   The husband is a beautiful understanding gentleman and soul with pure love in his heart

   Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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1. husband

   The husband symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the husband symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'husband' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #897

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'husband' in Written Corpus Frequency: #958

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'husband' in Nouns Frequency: #362

How to pronounce husband?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of husband in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of husband in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of husband in a Sentence

1. Karen Henry:

   She has all the facts on the tip of her tongue and is a lot like her husband in that way.

2. Dana Perino:

   She is a self-described introvert, her book talks about how hard it was for her to get over her shyness so that she could give these speeches, so what it took for her to give a speech like that, I think, was really driven by the love of her husband.

3. Becca Tilley:

   You've been so open and honest, there's no way I could respect you more for being so honest with me and being the man that you are. You're going to be an incredible husband. You're an amazing person.

4. Sher Mohammad:

   Islam has given women all fundamental rights, such as business and ownership, inheritance, education, work, choosing one's husband, security and the right to good life.

5. Anuj Somany:

   It has always been viewed that as wife includes more her mother’s advice into her family matters, it increases more feuds with her husband and she becomes more rude towards own children only.

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