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spouse

SPOWS/spaʊ̯s/

Pluralspouses

Verbspouses, spousing, spoused

2 meanings of spouse

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A husband or wife: the person someone is married to.

    Like a teammate you share your whole life with.

    Each guest was allowed to bring their spouse to the dinner.

    My spouse and I bought our first home last year.

    Similarpartner

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  2. 2
    verbdatedtransitive
    To marry someone, becoming their husband or wife.
    Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?
    1819, John Keats, Otho the GreatHere, new-spoused means newly married.

    Similarmarry, wed

    Oppositedivorce

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Origin

It comes from Latin words for "bridegroom" and "bride," which came from a verb meaning "to vow or pledge." It reached English through Old French.