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   Hus·band

   /ˈhəzb(ə)n(d)/

   

   noun

   • 1. a married man considered in relation to his spouse: "she and her husband are both retired"

   verb

   • 1. use (resources) economically; conserve: "the need to husband his remaining strength"

   Word Origin late Old English (in the senses ‘male head of a household’ and ‘manager, steward’), from Old Norse húsbóndi ‘master of a house’, from hús ‘house’ + bóndi ‘occupier and tiller of the soil’. The original sense of the verb was ‘till, cultivate’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. husbandhood noun
   • 2. husbandless adjective

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   noun. a married man; a male partner in a marriage. synonyms: hubby, married man. see more. a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) a man whose family is of major importance in his life. a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income.

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