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Word: Husband
Speech Type: Noun
Old English husbonda (in the senses ‘male head of a household’ and ‘manager, steward’), from Old Norse húsbóndi ‘master of a house’, from hús ‘house’ + bóndi ‘occupier and tiller of the soil’. The original sense of the verb was ‘till, cultivate’
ˈhʌzb(ə)nd
a married man considered in relation to his spouse
Short Definition:married man considered in relation to his spouse
Examples:- she and her husband are both retired
Word: Husband
Speech Type: Verb
ˈhʌzb(ə)nd
use (resources) economically
Short Definition:use resources economically
Examples:- she husbanded their financial resources through difficult times
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