spouse
noun
[ spaʊz ]
• a husband or wife, considered in relation to their partner.
Similar:
husband,
wife,
partner,
mate,
consort,
better half,
other half,
old man,
old woman,
old lady,
hubby,
missis,
missus,
wifey,
old dutch,
trouble and strife,
her indoors,
lady,
helpmate,
helpmeet,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French spous(e ), variant of espous(e ), from Latin sponsus (masculine), sponsa (feminine), past participles of spondere ‘betroth’.
