sposan.

Brit.

/ˈspəʊzə/,

/ˈspəʊsə/, U.S.

/ˈspoʊzə/,

/ˈspoʊsə/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian sposa.

Etymology: < Italian sposa, feminine form corresponding to sposo (see espouse n.). Compare sposo n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1986) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (spō·să) /ˈsposa/.

Now somewhat rare.

A wife; a bride; (occasionally also) a bride-to-be, a fiancée. Cf. sposo n. See also cara sposa n.In later use esp. in Italian-speaking contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife

wifeeOE

womanc1275

peerc1330

spousessc1384

ladyc1390

good lady1502

girl?a1513

spousage1513

little lady1523

the weaker vessel1526

companion1535

wedlock1566

Mrs1572

dame1574

rib?1590

feme1595

fathom1602

feme covert1602

shrew1606

wife of one's bosom1611

kickie-wickiea1616

heifer1616

sposa1624

bosom-partner1633

goodwife1654

little woman1715

squaw1767

the Mrs1821

missus1823

maw1826

lady wife1840

tart1864

mistress1873

mama1916

ball and chain1921

trouble and strife1929

old boot1958

1624 J. Chamberlain Let. 4 Dec. (1939) II. 589 Tom Cary a privado of the Princes bedchamber was dispatcht..into Fraunce with a love letter and some rich and rare jewell to the Sposa.

1741 H. Mann Let. 2 Sept. in H. Walpole Corr. (1954) XVII. 122 They talk of many festini for the sposa Corsi who is to be married within this month.

1793 World 30 Sept. The Hon. Mr. B—— finds that before the honey moon has elapsed, his sposa inveighs against the sours of matrimony.

1827 S. A. Fenimore Cooper Let. 4 Mar. in J. Fenimore Cooper Corr. James Fenimore Cooper (1922) ii. 123 Then comes..the Spanish Ambassador and his Sposa—she is pretty—but in our Country, would not be received in decent Society.

1914 M. Monahan At Sign of Van i. ii. 15 The piece ended..he lifts his organ to his back and trudges off to the next block, his faithful sposa trailing behind.

2002 P. Cohen Gramercy Park ix. 87 I wish that I could have saved it for you, sposa, but I had to choose between you and the house.

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

单词	sposa
释义	sposan. Brit. /ˈspəʊzə/, /ˈspəʊsə/, U.S. /ˈspoʊzə/, /ˈspoʊsə/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian sposa. Etymology: < Italian sposa, feminine form corresponding to sposo (see espouse n.). Compare sposo n. O.E.D. Suppl. (1986) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (spō·să) /ˈsposa/. Now somewhat rare. A wife; a bride; (occasionally also) a bride-to-be, a fiancée. Cf. sposo n. See also cara sposa n.In later use esp. in Italian-speaking contexts. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife wifeeOE womanc1275 peerc1330 spousessc1384 ladyc1390 good lady1502 girl?a1513 spousage1513 little lady1523 the weaker vessel1526 companion1535 wedlock1566 Mrs1572 dame1574 rib?1590 feme1595 fathom1602 feme covert1602 shrew1606 wife of one's bosom1611 kickie-wickiea1616 heifer1616 sposa1624 bosom-partner1633 goodwife1654 little woman1715 squaw1767 the Mrs1821 missus1823 maw1826 lady wife1840 tart1864 mistress1873 mama1916 ball and chain1921 trouble and strife1929 old boot1958 1624 J. Chamberlain Let. 4 Dec. (1939) II. 589 Tom Cary a privado of the Princes bedchamber was dispatcht..into Fraunce with a love letter and some rich and rare jewell to the Sposa. 1741 H. Mann Let. 2 Sept. in H. Walpole Corr. (1954) XVII. 122 They talk of many festini for the sposa Corsi who is to be married within this month. 1793 World 30 Sept. The Hon. Mr. B—— finds that before the honey moon has elapsed, his sposa inveighs against the sours of matrimony. 1827 S. A. Fenimore Cooper Let. 4 Mar. in J. Fenimore Cooper Corr. James Fenimore Cooper (1922) ii. 123 Then comes..the Spanish Ambassador and his Sposa—she is pretty—but in our Country, would not be received in decent Society. 1914 M. Monahan At Sign of Van i. ii. 15 The piece ended..he lifts his organ to his back and trudges off to the next block, his faithful sposa trailing behind. 2002 P. Cohen Gramercy Park ix. 87 I wish that I could have saved it for you, sposa, but I had to choose between you and the house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1624
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