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husband

/ˈhʌzbənd/HUHZ-buhnd
/ˈhʌzbənd/HUHZ-buhnd

Meaninghouse-dweller

Common meaning: a married man

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)húsbóndi‘master of the house’source
  2. Old Englishhūsbondasource
  3. Middle Englishhusbondesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsmaster of the house → a married manhusband‘a married man’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) hús + búandi ‘house + dwelling (one)’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry HUSBAND, p. 277 · dictionary scan

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