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Definition of Espouses
1. espouse [v] - See also: espouse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Espouses
Literary usage of Espouses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1869)
"... espouses CLEOPATRA, AND ASCENDS THE THRONE OF EGYPT. CLEOPATRA, queen of Egypt,
after the death of her husband-, who •was at the same time her brother, ..."
2. A History of the Mahrattas by James Grant Duff (1826)
"Death of Took- ajee Holkar — dispute amongst his sons — Sindia espouses the cause of
... Sindia espouses the daughter ..."
3. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi: By by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"Spain espouses the War against Great Britain.—West Florida invaded by Governor
Galvez.—Fort Charlotte captured in 1780.—Unsuccessful Attack on Pensacola. ..."
4. History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages by Ferdinand Gregorovius, Annie Hamilton, Irving Stone (1897)
"... EXPEDITION—CHARLES, AS HEAD OF THE GUELF LEAGUE, GOES TO FLORENCE—REVOLT OF
SICILY AND APULIA—DON ARRIGO espouses THE CAUSE OF THE GHIBELLINES—GUIDO OF ..."
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