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hus·band  (hzbnd)

n.

1. A man joined to a another person in marriage; a male spouse.

2. Chiefly British A manager or steward, as of a household.

3. Archaic A prudent, thrifty manager.

tr.v. hus·band·ed, hus·band·ing, hus·bands

1. To use sparingly or economically; conserve: husband one's energy.

2. Archaic To find a husband for.

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[Middle English huseband, from Old English hsbnda, from Old Norse hsbndi : hs, house + bndi, bandi, householder, present participle of ba, to dwell; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]

Word History: The English word husband, even though it is a basic kinship term, is not a native English word. It comes ultimately from the Old Norse word hsbndi, meaning "master of a house," which was borrowed into Old English as hsbnda. The second element in hsbndi, bndi, means "a man who has land and stock" and comes from the Old Norse verb ba, meaning "to live, dwell, have a household." The master of the house was usually a spouse as well, of course, and it would seem that the main modern sense of husband arises from this overlap. When the Norsemen settled in Anglo-Saxon England, they would often take Anglo-Saxon women as their wives; it was then natural to refer to the husband using the Norse word for the concept, and to refer to the wife with her Anglo-Saxon (Old English) designation, wf, "woman, wife" (Modern English wife). Interestingly, Old English did have a feminine word related to Old Norse hsbndi that meant "mistress of a house," namely, hsbonde. Had this word survived into Modern English, it would have sounded identical to husbandsurely leading to ambiguities.

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husband [ˈhʌzbənd]

n

1. a woman's partner in marriage

2. Archaic

a.  a manager of an estate

b.  a frugal person

vb

1. to manage or use (resources, finances, etc.) thriftily

2. Archaic

a.  (tr) to find a husband for

b.  (of a woman) to marry (a man)

3. (tr) Obsolete to till (the soil)

[Old English hūsbonda, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi one who has a household, from bōa to dwell]

husbander  n

husbandless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	husband - a married man; a woman's partner in marriage hubby, married man benedick, benedict - a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) cuckold - a man whose wife committed adultery family man - a man whose family is of major importance in his life house husband, househusband - a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income better half, married person, partner, spouse, mate - a person's partner in marriage uxoricide - a husband who murders his wife married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
Verb	1.	husband - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" economize, economise, conserve save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

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husband

noun

partner, man (informal), spouse, hubby (informal), mate, old man (informal), bridegroom, significant other (U.S. informal), better half (humorous), squeeze (informal), bidie-in (Scot.) Eva married her husband Jack in 1957.

verb

conserve, budget, use sparingly, save, store, hoard, economize on, use economically, manage thriftily Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life.
conserve spend, squander, splash out (informal, chiefly Brit.), fritter away, be extravagant

Quotations
"Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper,"
"Thy head, thy sovereign; one that cares for thee,"
"And for thy maintenance commits his body"
"To painful labour both by sea and land" [William Shakespeare The Taming of the Shrew]
"An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her" [Agatha Christie]
"Being a husband is a full-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give their entire attention to it" [Arnold Bennett The Title]
"An early-rising man ... a good spouse but a bad husband" [Gabriel García Márquez In Evil Hour]
"A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted" [Helen Rowland A Guide to Men] [Honoré de Balzac The Physiology of Marriage]

Translations

husband [ˈhʌzbənd]

A. N → marido m, esposo m

B. VT [+ resources] → administrar bien, gestionar bien
you must husband your strength → debes dosificar tus fuerzas

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husband [ˈhʌzbənd]

n → mari m

vt (= conserve) → bien gérer

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husband

n → Ehemann m; my/her etc husband → mein/ihr etc Mann; give my best wishes to your husband → grüßen Sie Ihren Mann or Gatten (form) → von mir; husband and wife → Mann und Frau; they are husband and wife → sie sind Eheleute or verheiratet

vt strength, resources → haushalten or Haus halten mit, sparsam umgehen mit

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husband [ˈhʌzbənd]

1. n → marito

2. vt → dosare
to husband one's resources → misurare le proprie risorse

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husband [ˈhʌzbənd]

1. n → marito

2. vt → dosare
to husband one's resources → misurare le proprie risorse

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husband

n husband [ˈhazbənd]

a man to whom a woman is married. man زَوْج съпруг manžel ægtemand; mand der Ehemann (ο) σύζυγος marido, esposo (abielu)mees شوهر aviomies mari בַּעַל पति muž, suprug férj suami eiginmaður marito 夫 남편 vyras vīrs; laulāts draugs suami echtgenoot (ekte)mann mąż marido soţ муж manžel mož suprug äkta man, make สามี koca, eş 丈夫 чоловік شوہر người chồng 丈夫

v

to spend or use carefully, a little at a time He needs to husband his strength. spaar يَقْتَصِد في اسْتِعمال، يَدَّخِر харча/използвам икономично hospodařit (s) økonomisere sparsam umgehen mit χρησιμοποιώ με μέτρο ahorrar; administrar; dosificar, usar con cuentagotas säästma با صرفه جوئي اداره كردن säästää ménager לְנַצֵל בְּיעִילוּת मितव्ययता के साथ प्रबंध करना štedljivo gospodariti (upotrebljavati), ekonomizirati (jól) gazdálkodik (vmivel) menghemat treina; halda vel á risparmiare 節約する 절약하여 쓰다 tausoti saglabāt menggunakan dengan berhati-hati zuinig zijn op spare på, drøye oszczędnie gospodarować, rozkładać poupar a admi­nis­tra беречь hospodáriť (s) varčevati ekonomisati hushålla med, spara på ใช้อย่างอดออม idare etmek, tasarruflu kullanmak 節約地使用 витрачати ощадливо کفایت کے ساتھ چلانا tiết kiệm 节俭地使用

n husbandry

management, especially of a farm or animals. boerdery زِراعَه، فِلاحَه селско стопанство hospodaření landbrug die Landwirtschaft διαχείριση, αγροτική οικονομία gestión de la agricultura y el ganado majapidamine گاوداری maanviljely agriculture; gestion חַקלָאוּת कृषिकर्म )štedljivo) gospodarenje; poljoprivredno gospodarenje mezőgazdaság, állattenyésztés pengelolaan pertanian atau peternakan búskapur; (bú)stjórn; hagsÿni í búskap amministrazione 農業 경작, 축산 ūkininkavimas, gyvulininkystė zemkopība; lopkopība penternakan zeggenschap, management land-/jordbruk, feavl gospodarowanie, hodowla administração gospodărire, admi­nis­tra­re сельское хозяйство hospodárenie gospodarjenje gazdinstvo jordbruk, lanthushållning การบริหารงานปศุสัตว์ çiftçilik, tarım 農牧業 землеробство, сільське господарювання کاشتکاری sự quản lý 农场管理，畜牧业

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husband → زَوْج manžel mand Ehemann σύζυγος marido aviomies mari muž marito 夫 남편 echtgenoot ektemann mąż marido муж man สามี koca chồng 丈夫