husband

noun hus·band \ ˈhəz-bənd \

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Examples: husband in a Sentence

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

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husbandly

adjective

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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

Recent Examples of husband from the Web

Weeks after the pair's divorce became final in 1951, Sinatra's ex-husband married Gardner, while Sinatra went on to raise the couple's three children: Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina.

— john rogers, chicagotribune.com, "Nancy Sinatra Sr., first wife of Frank Sinatra, dies at 101," 14 July 2018
Weeks after the pair's divorce became final in 1951, Sinatra's ex-husband married Gardner, while Sinatra went on to raise the couple's three children: Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina.

— NBC News, "Nancy Sinatra Sr., first wife of Frank Sinatra, dies at 101," 14 July 2018
Weeks after the pair's divorce became final in 1951, Sinatra's ex-husband married Gardner, while Sinatra went on to raise the couple's three children: Nancy, Frank Jr. and Tina.

— CBS News, "Nancy Sinatra Sr., Frank Sinatra's first wife, dead at 101," 14 July 2018
McPhee, who was convinced to try out for Idol by ex-husband Nick Cokas, finished second on season 5 to Taylor Hicks.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "David Foster Says He Spotted Fiance Katharine McPhee's Talent the Minute He Saw Her on 'American Idol'," 13 July 2018
Spataro’s mother was not on the trip to Georgia with her son and ex-husband.

— kaitlyn schallhorn, Fox News, "Teen stranded in ocean off Georgia coast for 10 hours recalls survival: 'I was talking to God'," 12 July 2018
Burrus filed a criminal complaint against her ex-husband, fellow police commander Capt.

— christina tkacik, baltimoresun.com, "State's attorney won't press charges against police commanders," 11 July 2018
Christina El Moussa has a hit HGTV show with ex-husband Tarek (and another solo series on the way), two beautiful children, and a cute new boyfriend.

— taysha murtaugh, Country Living, "How Old Is Christina El Moussa?," 10 July 2018
Gerard Metellus could only confirm that Campbell's ex-husband kept up with the rent until the lease expired in late 2015.

— sarah blaskey and david smiley, miamiherald, "Where does she live? A Miami lawmaker's bizarre attempt to reside in her district," 3 July 2018

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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

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First Known Use: 13th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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