Noun
my brothers and sisters and their spouses
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
He is survived by two sons — Laken and Kallen; his mother Phyllis Spurlock; father Ben; brothers Craig and Barry; and former spouses Alexandra Jamieson and Sara Bernstein, the mothers of his children.—Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 24 May 2024 That’s because federal law does not specify a minimum age to emigrate to the United States as a spouse or fiancé nor to petition in this country for a foreign spouse or fiancé.—Fraidy Reiss, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 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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