spousingn.

Brit.

/ˈspaʊzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈspaʊzɪŋ/

Forms: Middle English spousynge, Middle English spovsing, Middle English spowsynge, Middle English spusing, Middle English spusinge, Middle English spusynge, Middle English–1500s spousinge, Middle English–1500s spousyng, Middle English– spousing; also Scottish pre-1700 spousin, pre-1700 spowsing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spouse v., -ing suffix¹; spouse n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < spouse v. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < spouse n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare espousing n.

a. The action of spouse v. (in various senses); marriage, matrimony, wedlock; betrothal, engagement. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal and/or marriage > [noun]

spousingc1275

spousala1325

spousalc1330

spousage?a1400

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 1336 Þme [read þurh me] nas neauer ischend spusing.

a1300 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 77 Þeos prude leuedies, Þat luuyeþ drywories, And brekeþ spusynge.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 8880 He sede þat heo ssolde is sone to hire spousinge auonge.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Song of Sol. iii. 11 The diademe, in the whiche crounede hym hys moder, in the dai of spousing of hym [a1425 L.V. the dai of his spousyng].

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 71 Qwhen þai to weddynge or þe fest of cristis spowsynge ar cald.

c1450 How Good Wijf (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 46 Loke to þi douȝtren..& gadere faste towarde her mariage, And ȝeue hem to spowsynge as soone as þei ben ablee.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. x. l. 113 Thy new allyans promyst the in haist, Of Lavynya the spousyng.

1929 C. Oman Crouchback v. 173 He must be ready to make a comfortable speech to his wife in the porch directly the spousing was done.

1979 Shakespeare Q. 30 72 One departure from the usual form of spousing is that there is no exchange of tokens in the form of rings, gifts, or coins.

b. An instance or occasion of this; an espousal or marriage; a wedding. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [noun]

wifethingeOE

bridelopeOE

brydthing971

bridelockOE

bridalOE

noces?c1225

wedlocka1300

spousingc1300

weddingc1300

marriagea1375

espousala1393

sponsalia1535

nuptial1566

espousing1581

nuptial1581

marriage rite1592

nuptiallings1600

Hymen1608

marriage ceremony1616

bridaltya1637

confarreation1645

hymeneals1655

farreation1656

church wedding1852

nuptialities1863

shadi1893

matrimonials1986

c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 2888 Þat spusinge was god time maked.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Song of Sol. iii. 11 Seeþ ȝee doȝtris of syon king salamon in þe diademe in þe whiche crownede hym his moder in þe dai of spousyng of hym: & in þe dai of gladnesse of his herte.

a1500 Life St. Alexius (Titus) (1878) l. 61 (MED) Atte here spousyng..there stode Beshoppys felle and prestes goode.

1665 J. Ogilby tr. Homer Odysses v. 66 I a Mortal Spousing shall be serv'd.

1871 G. W. Cox & E. H. H. Jones Pop. Romances Middle Ages 313 So they were wed amid the joy of all the town of Warwick; for the spousings were of right royal sort.

1930 Sydney Morning Herald 10 Jan. 12/3 See if any warrant exists for the oft-renewed hope that peace must follow the spousings of princes.

2009 Commonweal 16 Jan. 13/1 Leaving the religiously inclined to make such religious arrangements for their spousing as they wish.

2. The action of carrying out the functions expected of a spouse.

ΚΠ

1966 Port Angeles (Washington) Evening News 18 July 2/4 After we marry, we need to divide our time, energies and money into ‘selfing’ activities and ‘spousing’ activities... If ‘selfing’ and ‘spousing’ are neglected, then the parents become stagnant.

1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 9 Oct. e5 A spouse is a top asset to a top career. Not just the traditional aspect of ‘spousing’ that brings to mind emotional support and sympathetic listening, but [etc.].

2013 P. Kirk Easy Burden of pleasing God xvii. 124 Recently married with small children and jobs, somehow balancing parenting and spousing and jobs with God's work.

Compounds

General attributive, chiefly with reference to items used in a marriage ceremony, as spousing band, spousing gown, spousing ring, etc. historical in later use.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > marriage vows or bonds > [noun] > marriage or wedding bond

knota1225

benda1250

spousing bandc1275

God's banda1425

marriage bond1595

marriage knot1595

marriage noosec1600

noosec1600

marriage tie1664

bridal knot1679

marriage chain1679

the shackles1780

wedding-knot1902

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s) > girdle

spousingc1275

cest1577

cestus1577

ceston1583

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s)

bride clothesc1384

wedding-gown1439

spousing gown1495

wedding-garment1526

wedding-robe1530

wedding-suit1594

wedding smock1616

wedding-clothes1678

wedding trima1729

bridal gown1734

marriage dress1771

bridal wreath1785

wedding-dress1801

wedding-coat1838

bridalwear1850

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding night > chamber

bridehouseOE

genius chamber1513

spousing1513

bride-chamber?1533

wedding-chamber1552

marriage chamber1560

bridal chamber1594

bride's room?1690

marriage-bower1769

bridal suite1853

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > cloth

care-cloth1530

spousing1568

c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 1472 An wif ah lete sortes [read sottes] lore, Þah spusing bendes þuncheþ sore.

?a1350 Guy of Warwick (BL Add.) (1974) l. 1558 (MED) The spousyng ryng was furd broht.

a1425 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 1900) (1879) VII. 537 (MED) This newe wedded man..dide his spousyng ryng on the finger of an ymage that was there fast by.

1495 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 263 xiiij ellis of quhite dammas, to be the Princis spousing goune.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xi. 113 Of Lavynya the spousyng chalmyr [= chamber].

1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 37 Thair is no differance Betuix the gallowis and the spowsing claith.

1579 S. Novimola Despauterii Grammaticæ Institutionis Lib. VII (new ed.) iii. 89 Cestus, ane spowsing belt.

1606 in Bannatyne Misc. (1836) II. 227 I leif my moderis spousing ring..to my dochter Marioun.

c1660 S. Rutherford Christ & Doves 9 He..buys the Spousing Cloaths of the Religion that came in with her Saviour Christ.

1775 J. Strutt Horda Angel-Cynnan II. 23 Hidgden may have been as far from justice in his mention of the spousing ring, as he is distant from the truth in the story itself.

1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. V. xx. 243 Warlike youth; that come uneath, To man's estate and spousing days, have crowned Their beardless heads, with leaves.

1979 Shakespeare Q. 30 77 They [sc. Benedick and Beatrice] give their free and unforced consents before witnesses and ratify their contract with the ritual spousing kiss.

2003 R. K. Marshall Sc. Queens (2007) viii. 104 James had purchased the spousing ring set with a great table diamond in Paris, paying 1,100 crowns for it.

2014 L. Porter Tudors versus Stewarts iii. ix. 263 His [sc. James V's] role at the spousing ceremony was taken by the Borderer Lord Maxwell.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	spousing
释义	spousingn. Brit. /ˈspaʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈspaʊzɪŋ/ Forms: Middle English spousynge, Middle English spovsing, Middle English spowsynge, Middle English spusing, Middle English spusinge, Middle English spusynge, Middle English–1500s spousinge, Middle English–1500s spousyng, Middle English– spousing; also Scottish pre-1700 spousin, pre-1700 spowsing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: spouse v., -ing suffix¹; spouse n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < spouse v. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < spouse n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare espousing n. 1. a. The action of spouse v. (in various senses); marriage, matrimony, wedlock; betrothal, engagement. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal and/or marriage > [noun] spousingc1275 spousala1325 spousalc1330 spousage?a1400 c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 1336 Þme [read þurh me] nas neauer ischend spusing. a1300 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 77 Þeos prude leuedies, Þat luuyeþ drywories, And brekeþ spusynge. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 8880 He sede þat heo ssolde is sone to hire spousinge auonge. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Song of Sol. iii. 11 The diademe, in the whiche crounede hym hys moder, in the dai of spousing of hym [a1425 L.V. the dai of his spousyng]. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 71 Qwhen þai to weddynge or þe fest of cristis spowsynge ar cald. c1450 How Good Wijf (Lamb. 853) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 46 Loke to þi douȝtren..& gadere faste towarde her mariage, And ȝeue hem to spowsynge as soone as þei ben ablee. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) iii. x. l. 113 Thy new allyans promyst the in haist, Of Lavynya the spousyng. 1929 C. Oman Crouchback v. 173 He must be ready to make a comfortable speech to his wife in the porch directly the spousing was done. 1979 Shakespeare Q. 30 72 One departure from the usual form of spousing is that there is no exchange of tokens in the form of rings, gifts, or coins. b. An instance or occasion of this; an espousal or marriage; a wedding. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [noun] wifethingeOE bridelopeOE brydthing971 bridelockOE bridalOE noces?c1225 wedlocka1300 spousingc1300 weddingc1300 marriagea1375 espousala1393 sponsalia1535 nuptial1566 espousing1581 nuptial1581 marriage rite1592 nuptiallings1600 Hymen1608 marriage ceremony1616 bridaltya1637 confarreation1645 hymeneals1655 farreation1656 church wedding1852 nuptialities1863 shadi1893 matrimonials1986 c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 2888 Þat spusinge was god time maked. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Song of Sol. iii. 11 Seeþ ȝee doȝtris of syon king salamon in þe diademe in þe whiche crownede hym his moder in þe dai of spousyng of hym: & in þe dai of gladnesse of his herte. a1500 Life St. Alexius (Titus) (1878) l. 61 (MED) Atte here spousyng..there stode Beshoppys felle and prestes goode. 1665 J. Ogilby tr. Homer Odysses v. 66 I a Mortal Spousing shall be serv'd. 1871 G. W. Cox & E. H. H. Jones Pop. Romances Middle Ages 313 So they were wed amid the joy of all the town of Warwick; for the spousings were of right royal sort. 1930 Sydney Morning Herald 10 Jan. 12/3 See if any warrant exists for the oft-renewed hope that peace must follow the spousings of princes. 2009 Commonweal 16 Jan. 13/1 Leaving the religiously inclined to make such religious arrangements for their spousing as they wish. 2. The action of carrying out the functions expected of a spouse. ΚΠ 1966 Port Angeles (Washington) Evening News 18 July 2/4 After we marry, we need to divide our time, energies and money into ‘selfing’ activities and ‘spousing’ activities... If ‘selfing’ and ‘spousing’ are neglected, then the parents become stagnant. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 9 Oct. e5 A spouse is a top asset to a top career. Not just the traditional aspect of ‘spousing’ that brings to mind emotional support and sympathetic listening, but [etc.]. 2013 P. Kirk Easy Burden of pleasing God xvii. 124 Recently married with small children and jobs, somehow balancing parenting and spousing and jobs with God's work. Compounds General attributive, chiefly with reference to items used in a marriage ceremony, as spousing band, spousing gown, spousing ring, etc. historical in later use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > marriage vows or bonds > [noun] > marriage or wedding bond knota1225 benda1250 spousing bandc1275 God's banda1425 marriage bond1595 marriage knot1595 marriage noosec1600 noosec1600 marriage tie1664 bridal knot1679 marriage chain1679 the shackles1780 wedding-knot1902 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s) > girdle spousingc1275 cest1577 cestus1577 ceston1583 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s) bride clothesc1384 wedding-gown1439 spousing gown1495 wedding-garment1526 wedding-robe1530 wedding-suit1594 wedding smock1616 wedding-clothes1678 wedding trima1729 bridal gown1734 marriage dress1771 bridal wreath1785 wedding-dress1801 wedding-coat1838 bridalwear1850 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding night > chamber bridehouseOE genius chamber1513 spousing1513 bride-chamber?1533 wedding-chamber1552 marriage chamber1560 bridal chamber1594 bride's room?1690 marriage-bower1769 bridal suite1853 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > cloth care-cloth1530 spousing1568 c1275 (?c1250) Owl & Nightingale (Calig.) (1935) 1472 An wif ah lete sortes [read sottes] lore, Þah spusing bendes þuncheþ sore. ?a1350 Guy of Warwick (BL Add.) (1974) l. 1558 (MED) The spousyng ryng was furd broht. a1425 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 1900) (1879) VII. 537 (MED) This newe wedded man..dide his spousyng ryng on the finger of an ymage that was there fast by. 1495 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 263 xiiij ellis of quhite dammas, to be the Princis spousing goune. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid x. xi. 113 Of Lavynya the spousyng chalmyr [= chamber]. 1568 in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1930) IV. 37 Thair is no differance Betuix the gallowis and the spowsing claith. 1579 S. Novimola Despauterii Grammaticæ Institutionis Lib. VII (new ed.) iii. 89 Cestus, ane spowsing belt. 1606 in Bannatyne Misc. (1836) II. 227 I leif my moderis spousing ring..to my dochter Marioun. c1660 S. Rutherford Christ & Doves 9 He..buys the Spousing Cloaths of the Religion that came in with her Saviour Christ. 1775 J. Strutt Horda Angel-Cynnan II. 23 Hidgden may have been as far from justice in his mention of the spousing ring, as he is distant from the truth in the story itself. 1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. V. xx. 243 Warlike youth; that come uneath, To man's estate and spousing days, have crowned Their beardless heads, with leaves. 1979 Shakespeare Q. 30 77 They [sc. Benedick and Beatrice] give their free and unforced consents before witnesses and ratify their contract with the ritual spousing kiss. 2003 R. K. Marshall Sc. Queens (2007) viii. 104 James had purchased the spousing ring set with a great table diamond in Paris, paying 1,100 crowns for it. 2014 L. Porter Tudors versus Stewarts iii. ix. 263 His [sc. James V's] role at the spousing ceremony was taken by the Borderer Lord Maxwell. 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