husband
Other forms: husbands; husbanded; husbanding
A husband is a married man. Your grandfather might joke that he and your grandmother have been husband and wife for so long because she has the patience of a saint and he is deaf as a post.
The word husband comes from the Old Norse hūsbōndi, where hūs meant house and bōndi meant dweller. As a verb, husband means to conserve resources and use them frugally. Because of the flooding in the area, roads are cut off and everyone is being asked to husband their supplies. This conservation of resources sense of husband also occurs in the related noun husbandry.
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a married man; a male partner in a marriagesynonyms: hubby, married manantonyms:wifea married woman; a partner in marriagetypes:cuckolda man whose wife committed adulteryfamily mana man whose family is of major importance in his lifeuxoricidea husband who murders his wifewittolan archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates ittype of:
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use cautiously and frugally
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In this comedy, a wealthy lord refuses to allow his younger daughter to marry unless her willful older sister gets married first.
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In this comedy, a lord refuses to allow his younger daughter to marry unless her willful older sister gets married first. Learn this thematic list focusing on fun (or, for links to general lists for the play, click below). Here are links to thematic lists for the play: Induction, Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V Here are links to our general lists for the play: Induction, Act I, Act II, Act III, Act IV, Act V