spouse

Meanings

Noun

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

Verb

To wed; to espouse.

Origin

From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus, espuse and Old French espos, espose and by aphesis from Latin spōnsus ("bridegroom"), spōnsa, from spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European *spend-.
Cognate to espouse, sponsor.

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