Spouse
21spouse — 1. noun A persons husband or wife; a husbands wife or wifes husband is his or her spouse, respectively. 2. verb to wed, to espouse Do you stand possess’d …
22spouse — [[t]spa͟ʊs[/t]] spouses N COUNT Someone s spouse is the person they are married to …
23spouse — [[t]spaʊs, spaʊz[/t]] n. v. spoused, spous•ing 1) one s husband or wife 2) archaic to wed • Etymology: 1150–1200; < OF spous (masc.), spouse (fem.) < L spōnsus, spōnsa lit., pledged (man, woman), n. uses of ptp. of spondēre to pledge …
24spouse — One s husband or wife, and surviving spouse is one of a married pair who outlive the other …
25spouse´less — spouse «spows, spowz», noun, verb, spoused, spous|ing. –n. a husband or wife; married person: »Mr. Smith is Mrs. Smith s spouse, and she is his spouse. The family plan allows the purchaser of a full fare, first class ticket to take his spouse and …
26Spouse-breach — ( br[=e]ch ), n. Adultery. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
27spouse, surviving — n. A spouse who remains alive after his or her partner has died; see also widow The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
28Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia — The spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia is a position that has been occupied only by women to date, thus the spouse is usually known as the Prime Minister s wife.The Prime Minister s spouse has no official duties. In addition to assisting… …
29spouse equivalent — noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long term sexual relationship • Syn: ↑domestic partner, ↑significant other, ↑spousal equivalent • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑ …
30spouse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French espus (masculine) & espuse (feminine), from Latin sponsus betrothed man, groom & sponsa betrothed woman, bride, both from sponsus, past participle of spondēre to promise, betroth; akin to Greek …
