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Definition of Husband
1. Noun. A married man; a woman's partner in marriage.
Specialized synonyms: Benedick, Benedict, Cuckold, Family Man, House Husband, Househusband, Uxoricide
Generic synonyms: Better Half, Married Person, Mate, Partner, Spouse
Derivative terms: Husbandly, Husbandly
Antonyms: Wife
2. Verb. Use cautiously and frugally. "Conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
Generic synonyms: Preserve, Save
Specialized synonyms: Retrench
Antonyms: Waste
Derivative terms: Economiser, Economizer, Economy, Economy, Economy
Definition of Husband
1. n. The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.
2. v. t. To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy.
Definition of Husband
1. to spend wisely [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Husband
1. 1. The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family. 2. A cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman. "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. "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. A ship's husband, an agent representing the owners of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts. Origin: OE. Hosebonde, husbonde, a husband, the master of the house or family, AS. Hsbonda master of the house; hs house + bunda, bonda, householder, husband; prob. Fr. Icel. Hsbondi house master, husband; hs house + bandi dwelling, inhabiting, p.pr. Of ba to dwell; akin to AS. Ban, Goth. Bauan. See House Be, and cf. Bond a slave, Boor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Husband
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