noun
husband
HUHZ-buhnd
noun
1
A man who is married to someone.
"Her husband picked her up from the airport."
"They've been husband and wife for over twenty years."
verb
1
To manage resources carefully and economically.
"The farmers husbanded their water supply through the drought."
How to Use Husband
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA married man, in relation to his spouse. As a verb (less common today), it means to use resources sparingly and wisely.
Common pairings
husband and wife
her husband
husband resources
Word Forms
husbanded past tense, husbands plural, Husbands plural, husbands singular
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Etymology
From Old English husbonda, a compound of hus ("house") and a form of the Old Norse word for a resident or master — originally meaning "master of the house," long before it narrowed to mean specifically a married man.