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41husband — [OE] The Anglo Saxons used wer ‘man’ (as in werewolf) for ‘husband’, and not until the late 13th century was the word husband drafted in for ‘male spouse’. This had originally meant ‘master of a household’, and was borrowed from Old Norse… …
42Husband's Message, The — ▪ Old English literature Old English lyric preserved in the Exeter Book, one of the few surviving love lyrics from the Anglo Saxon period. It is remarkable for its ingenious form and for its emotive power. The speaker is a wooden staff on… …
43husband — hus|band [ hʌzbənd ] noun count *** the man that a woman is married to: Carole s husband died last year. She isn t looking for a husband …
44husband — 1. a pimp Referring to his relationship with the senior of the women in his stable: ... to denounce a woman to her husband if the creature makes advances to you. (Londres, 1928, in translation) 2. a homosexual who takes the male role …
45husband — see the husband is always the last to know a deaf husband and a blind wife are always a happy couple …
46husband — I. noun Etymology: Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda master of a house, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi householder; akin to Old Norse būa to inhabit; akin to Old English būan to dwell more at bower Date: 13th… …
47Husband E. Kimmel — L amiral Kimmel Husband Edward Kimmel (né le 26 février 1882, mort le 14 mai 1968) était un amiral de l US Navy. Il était à la tête de la flotte américaine du Pacifique lors de l attaque sur Pearl Harbor par les Japonais en 1941. Il faillit être… …
48Husband, Rick D. — ▪ 2004 American astronaut (b. July 12, 1957, Amarillo, Texas d. Feb. 1, 2003, over Texas), was commander of the space shuttle Columbia s mission. Husband was educated at Texas Tech University and at California State University at Fresno,… …
49husband — 1. noun a) A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse. While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind. b) Large cushion with arms meant to support a person in… …
50Husband — I.e., the house band, connecting and keeping together the whole family. A man when betrothed was esteemed from that time a husband (Matt. 1:16, 20; Luke 2:5). A recently married man was exempt from going to war for one year (Deut. 20:7; 24:5) …
