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Word entry · 6 letters

spouse

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"Marriage partner"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /spaʊ̯s/Part of speech nounSorted eopssuStarts with SEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a person's partner in marriage

Word origin

From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus m (“bridegroom”), spōnsa f (“bride”), from spondeō (“to vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-. Displaced native Old English ġemaca.

Used in a sentence

  • People should treat their spouses with respect.
  • At last such grace I found, and meanes I wrought, / That I that Ladie to my spouse had wonne
  • But mama got wise to the game / The youngest of five kids, hon here it is / After ten years without no spouse / Mama's gettin married in the house

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