About The Word Husband

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Husband

Husband Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Husband?
[n] a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
[v] use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" Synonyms | Synonyms for Husband: conserve | economise | economize | hubby | married man Related Terms | Find terms related to Husband: benedict | boss | bridegroom | budget | bwana | chef | chief | church dignitary | conserve | consort | ecclesiarch | economize | elder | employer | enforce economies | goodman | groom | guru | helpmate | helpmeet | hoard | hold back | hubby | keep | keep back | keep by one | keep in reserve | keep in store | keep on hand | keep within compass | lay by | liege | liege lord | lord | lord paramount | make ends meet | man | manage | married man | master | mate | mister | old man | other half | overlord | padrone | paramount | partner | paterfamilias | patriarch | patron | preserve | put apart | put aside | put by | put something aside | rabbi | reserve | retain | sahib | save | save up | scrape | scrape and save | scrimp | seigneur | seignior | set apart | set aside | set by | skimp | spouse | starets | store | teacher | withhold See Also | benedick | benedict | better half | cuckold | family man | house husband | married person | mate | partner | preserve | retrench | save | spouse Husband In Webster's Dictionary \Hus"band\, n. [OE. hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the
master of the house or family, AS. h?sbonda master of the
house; h?s house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob.
fr. Icel. h?sb[=o]ndi house master, husband; h?s house +
b?andi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of b?a to dwell; akin to
AS. b?an, Goth. bauan. See {House Be}, and cf. {Bond} a
slave, {Boor}.]
1. The male head of a household; one who orders the economy
of a family. [Obs.]
2. A cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman. [Obs.] --Shak.
The painful husband, plowing up his ground.
--Hakewill.
He is the neatest husband for curious ordering his
domestic and field accommodations. --Evelyn.
3. One who manages or directs with prudence and economy; a
frugal person; an economist. [R.]
God knows how little time is left me, and may I be a
good husband, to improve the short remnant left me.
--Fuller.
4. A married man; a man who has a wife; -- the correlative to
wife.
The husband and wife are one person in law.
--Blackstone.
5. The male of a pair of animals. [R.] --Dryden.
{A ship's husband} (Naut.), an agent representing the owners
of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts.
\Hus"band\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Husbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Husbanding}.] 1. To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy. For my means, I'll husband them so well, They shall go far. --Shak. 2. To cultivate, as land; to till. [R.] Land so trim and rarely husbanded. --Evelyn. 3. To furnish with a husband. [R.] --Shak. |
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