Definition of husband
1 : a male partner in a marriage her husband of forty years
2 British : the manager of another's property : steward
3 : a frugal manager speaks his whole mind gaily, and is not the cautious husband of a part — W. B. Yeats
husbandly
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Examples of husband in a Sentence
Have you met her husband?
she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary
Origin and Etymology of husband
Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda master of a house, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi householder; akin to Old Norse būa to inhabit; akin to Old English būan to dwell — more at bower
First Known Use: 13th century
husband
Definition of husband
husbander
nounExamples of husband in a Sentence
The country has husbanded its resources well.
husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them
Origin and Etymology of husband
see 1husband
First Known Use: 15th century
HUSBAND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of husband for English Language Learners
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: a married man : the man someone is married to
husband
Definition of husband for English Language Learners
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: to carefully use or manage (something, such as a resource)
HUSBAND Defined for Kids
Definition of husband for Students
: a male partner in a marriage
Definition of husband for Students
husbanded
;husbanding
: to manage with thrift : use carefully I've learned to husband my money.
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