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husband

[huhz-buhnd]

noun

  1. a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.

  2. British.a manager.

  3. Archaic.a prudent or frugal manager.



verb (used with object)

  1. to manage, especially with prudent economy.

  2. to use frugally; conserve.

    to husband one's resources.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. Archaic.

    1. to be or become a husband to; marry.

    2. to find a husband for.

    3. to till; cultivate.

husband

/ ˈʌəԻ /

noun

  1. a woman's partner in marriage

  2. archaic

    1. a manager of an estate

    2. a frugal person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to manage or use (resources, finances, etc) thriftily

  2. archaic

    1. (tr) to find a husband for

    2. (of a woman) to marry (a man)

  3. obsolete(tr) to till (the soil)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • husbander noun
  • husbandless adjective
  • unhusbanded adjective
  • ˈܲԻ adjective
  • ˈܲԻ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of husband1

before 1000; Middle English husband ( e ), Old English ūDzԻ岹 master of the house < Old Norse ūōԻ徱, equivalent to ū house + ōԻ徱 ( ō-, variant of ū- dwell ( boor ) + -nd present participle suffix + -i inflectional ending)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of husband1

Old English ūDzԻ岹, from Old Norse ūōԻ徱, from ū house + ōԻ徱 one who has a household, from ō to dwell
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A grieving husband has called for an advanced cancer therapy to be more readily available for patients from Northern Ireland after his wife died while receiving care in London, away from her three sons.

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State representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home, the governor said.

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A 57-year-old man has been arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband.

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A survivor of Saturday's deadly attacks on two Minnesota lawmakers says she and her husband are both "incredibly lucky to be alive" after they were hit by 17 bullets.

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She and her husband would love to move their family away from Khayelitsha completely.

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