Noun
my brothers and sisters and their spouses
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
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Noun
Didion wrote these notes to her spouse apparently so he could be kept informed of what are generally considered private conversations between patient and doctor, and their very existence demonstrates the intensity of the couple’s marital bond.—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025 According to Cerulli Associates, more than $100 trillion is expected to flow from baby boomers and older generations to heirs and spouses.—Robert Frank, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Verb
The Selling Sunset star recently celebrated her 43rd birthday by renewing her vows to spouse G Flip in Australia, G Flip’s home country.—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for spouse
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French espus (masculine) & espuse (feminine), from Latin sponsus betrothed man, groom & sponsa betrothed woman, bride, both from sponsus, past participle of spondēre to promise, betroth; akin to Greek spendein to pour a libation, Hittite šipant-
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