Noun
my brothers and sisters and their spouses
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Separately this week, President Biden announced an executive order to protect immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens who have lived consecutively in the country for at least a decade.—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 One acknowledged that their spouse’s engagement ring wasn’t a diamond but a cubic zirconia.—Carolyn B. Heller, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
Verb
The Arrested Development star has been married to spouse Nadine Cera since 2017, while Plaza wed filmmaker Jeff Baena in 2021.—Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 June 2023 Lannie Kali sat on a lawn chair along Couch Street next to spouse Maria Kali, as their 13-year-old daughter, Dania, sat on the curb in front of them.—oregonlive, 19 June 2022 See all Example Sentences for spouse
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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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