spouse

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

   People should treat their spouses with respect.

2. 2
   verb

   To wed; to espouse.

   Do you stand possess’d Of any proof against the honourableness Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?

3. 3
   noun

   a person's partner in marriage

Etymology

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. Related to espouse and sponsor.