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English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishhusbonde, fromOld Englishhūsbonda(“head of household”), fromOld Norsehúsbóndi, fromhús +bóndi, corresponding toProto-Germanic*hūsą(“house”) and*būandz(“dwelling, residing”,present participle). Compare Englishhouse andbond³.

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Noun

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husband (pluralhusbands)

  2. Aman in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
    Synonym:(endearing)hubby
    You should start dating so you can find a suitablehusband.
  3. (UK) Amanager ofproperty; one who has the care of another's belongings,owndom, orinterests; asteward; aneconomist.
  4. (archaic) Aprudent orfrugalmanager.
    • 1645,Thomas Fuller,Good Thoughts in Bad Times, Occasional Meditations: V:
      God knows how little time is left me, and may I be a goodhusband, to improve the short remnant thereof.
    • 1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe],The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […],→OCLC,pages273–274:
      [S]o I went and fetch’d a good Dram of Rum, and gave him; for I had been ſo good aHusband of my Rum, that I had a great deal left: When he had drank it, I made him take the two Fowling-Pieces, which we always carry’d, and load them with large Swan-Shot, as big as ſmall Piſtol Bullets; then I took four Muſkets, and loaded them with two Slugs, and five ſmall Bullets each; and my two Piſtols I loaded with a Brace of Bullets each; I hung my great Sword as uſual, naked by my Side, and gaveFriday his Hatchet.
  5. (somewhat dated) Themaster of ahouse; thehead of afamily; ahouseholder.
  6. Atiller of theground; ahusbandman.
  7. Themale of a pair ofanimals.
  8. A largecushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position; ahusband pillow.
    While reading her book, Sally leaned back against herhusband, wishing it were the human kind.
  9. (UK dialectal) Apolledtree; apollard.

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Translations

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male partner in marriage
cushion

Verb

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husband (third-person singular simple presenthusbands,present participlehusbanding,simple past and past participlehusbanded)

  1. (transitive) Tomanage oradminister carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage;economise.
  2. (transitive) Toconserve.
    • 1719,Daniel Defoe,Robinson Crusoe
      ...I found pens, ink, and paper, and Ihusbanded them to the utmost; and I shall show that while my ink lasted, I kept things very exact, but after that was gone I could not, for I could not make any ink by any means that I could devise.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) Totill;cultivate;farm;nurture.
  4. (transitive, archaic) Toprovide with a husband.
  5. (transitive) To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of orresponsibility for; accept as one's own.

Derived terms

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Translations

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to economise
to conserve

Middle English

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Noun

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husband

  1. alternative form ofhusbonde

Swedish

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Etymology

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hus(“house”) +‎band(“band”)

Noun

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husband n

  1. a group of musicians who regularly playlive in aTVshow

Declension

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Declension ofhusband
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitehusbandhusbands
definitehusbandethusbandets
pluralindefinitehusbandhusbands
definitehusbandenhusbandens
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