Definitions for husband
ˈhʌz bəndhus·band

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

1. husband, hubby, married manverb

   a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

2. conserve, husband, economize, economiseverb

   use cautiously and frugally

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. HUSBANDnoun

   Etymology: hossband, master, Danish, from house and bonda, Runick, a master.

   1. The correlative to wife; a man married to a woman.

   Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper,
   Thy head, thy sovereign. William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

   Why, woman, your husband is in his old lunes again: he so takes on yonder with my husband, and so rails against all married mankind. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

   This careful husband had been long away,
   Whom his chaste wife and little children mourn. Dryden.

   The contract and ceremony of marriage is the occasion of the denomination or relation of husband. John Locke.

   2. The male of animals.

   Ev’n though a snowy ram thou shalt behold,
   Prefer him not in haste, for husband to thy fold. Dryden.

   3. An œconomist; a man that knows and practises the methods of frugality and profit. Its signification is always modified by some epithet implying bad or good.

   Edward I. shewed himself a right good husband; owner of a lordship ill husbanded. John Davies, on Ireland.

   I was considering the shortness of life, and what ill husbands we are of so tender a fortune. Jeremy Collier, on Fame.

   4. A tiller of the ground; a farmer.

   Husband ’s work is laborious and hard. Hubberd’s Tale.

   I heard a great husband say, that it was a common error to think that chalk helpeth arable grounds. Francis Bacon, Nat. History.

   In those fields
   The painful husband plowing up his ground,
   Shall find all fret with rust, both pikes and shields. George Hakewill.

   If continu’d rain
   The lab’ring husband in his house restrain,
   Let him forecast his work. John Dryden, Georgicks.

2. To Husbandverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To supply with an husband.

   Think you I am no stronger than my sex,
   Being so father’d and so husbanded? William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   If you shall prove
   This ring was ever her’s, you shall as easy
   Prove that I husbanded her bed in Florence,
   Where yet she never was. William Shakespeare.

   In my right,
   By me invested, he compeers the best.
   —— That were the most, if he should husband you. William Shakespeare.

   2. To manage with frugality.

   It will be pastime passing excellent,
   If it be husbanded with modesty. William Shakespeare.

   The French, wisely husbanding the possession of a victory, kept themselves within their trenches. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   If thou be master-gunner, spend not all
   That thou can’st speak at once; but husband it,
   And give men turns of speech. George Herbert.

   3. To till; to cultivate the ground with proper management.

   A farmer cannot husband his ground, if he sits at a great rent. Francis Bacon, Essays.

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

1. Husbandnoun

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

2. Husbandnoun

   a cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman

3. Husbandnoun

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

4. Husbandnoun

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

5. Husbandnoun

   the male of a pair of animals

6. Husbandverb

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

7. Husbandverb

   to cultivate, as land; to till

8. Husbandverb

   to furnish with a husband

9. 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.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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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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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. Christina Pacala:

   My husband and I welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Riley, into the world in October 2020, shortly after Riley's birth through a series of tests with an audiologist, we learned that Riley is deaf.We've made it our goal to give Riley access to as many tools as possible to help her communication and development – that includes giving her access to both American Sign Language, and spoken English.

2. Susan Schneider:

   My husband had unknowingly been bottling a deadly disease, nearly every region of his brain was under attack. He experienced himself disintegrating.

3. Julie Brady:

   My husband and his whole family are Donald Trump supporters. So, I'm kind of in the minority.

4. Coral Briseño:

   My husband opened the door, and I just asked him, ‘Are they dressed – fully dressed?’ He told me yes, i was still expecting them to say your son is back in the states or is coming, but they told me, ‘Sorry for your loss.’.

5. Emily Jackson:

   Looking back and watching that video — obviously your wedding day isn’t something that you will ever forget — but these moments are definitely not something that my husband or I will ever forget.

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