Noun
my brothers and sisters and their spouses
employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The Times found examples of a bar owner’s account being canceled after their deposits fell just below federal reporting thresholds, and a married couple’s accounts being closed after one of the spouses started receiving direct deposits from a marijuana company that acquired his employer.—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024 And while we’re told Croker’s current spouse Serena (Sarah Jones) is shrewder than the trophy she’s often dismissed as, we’re given few chances to see it.—Alison Herman, Variety, 2 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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