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Definition of Spousage
1. n. Espousal.
Definition of Spousage
1. Noun. (obsolete) espousal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spousage
1. marriage [n -S] - See also: marriage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spousage
Literary usage of Spousage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A rational illustration of the Book of common prayer by Charles Wheatly (1848)
"... faithful more. ring; which, by the first Common Prayer Book of king Edward
VI., was to be accompanied with other tokens of spousage, as gold or silver. ..."
2. The Knot Tied: Marriage Ceremonies of All Nations by William Tegg (1877)
"... before the minister proceeds to the marriage, he is directed to ask the woman's
dowry, viz., the tokens of spousage: and by these tokens of ..."
3. The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries by John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond, William Abbatt (1892)
"... before the minister proceeds to the marriage, he is directed to ask the woman
s dowry, (viz.) the tokens of spousage; and by these tokens of ..."
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