spousebreachn.¹

Brit.

/ˈspaʊsbriːtʃ/,

/ˈspaʊzbriːtʃ/, U.S.

/ˈspaʊsˌbritʃ/

Forms: Middle English spousbreche, Middle English spowsebreche, Middle English spusbreche, Middle English–1500s spousebreche, Middle English–1500s spowsebrech, 1500s spousbreach, 1500s spousebreache, 1500s– spousebreach.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spouse n., breach n.

Etymology: < spouse n. + breach n., probably as alteration of spousebriche n. Compare spouse-break n. and also spousebreach n.²Some early Middle English examples (e.g. quots. c1275, c1350 at sense 1) may in fact show south-eastern variants of spousebriche n. (see discussion at bruche n.¹).

1. Adultery; (occasionally also) an adulterous act. Now rare (archaic and literary in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery

eaubruchea1000

mid-lyinga1200

spousebriche?c1225

spousebreachc1275

adulterya1325

spouse-break1357

devoutrie1377

voutrya1382

spouse-breakinga1398

vowtryc1450

vowtrec1475

breach of matrimony1526

wed-breach1638

mechation1656

conjugal infidelity1700

c1275 Kentish Serm. in J. Hall Select. Early Middle Eng. (1920) I. 217 Ase so is Lecherie, spusbreche, Roberie..and alle oþre euele deden.

c1300 Pilate (Harl.) l. 2 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 111 Pilatus was a liþer man and com of liþer more Bituene a king and a fol womman in spousbreche ibore.

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 113 Of lecherye comeþ..Commune hordom, spousbreche.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 89 No trespas among hem is i-pun[i]sched so grevousliche as spouse breche.

a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) l. 743 (MED) Þe furst day of his crownynge In to spousebreche he felle anone.

1493 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Pynson) x. iii. sig. Hv^v/1 He forbedith the wylle. and the consent of hert to lecherie. and to spousebreche.

c1550 R. Bieston Bayte Fortune sig. Avj^v Spousebreche with sum is counted not a myte.

1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxx. 133 We seuerally are..arayned Of Cuckolrie, of Spous-breach, and of Bastardie.

1637 T. Heywood Royall King iv. iii Whence might this distaste arise? From any loose demeanor, wanton carriage, Spouse-breach, or disobedience in my daughter?

1642 D. Rogers Matrimoniall Honovr v. 117 Not each pretended suddaine impotencie of body..must be accepted to make a spouse breach.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Spouse Breach, adultery, or incontinence between married Persons, opposed to simple Fornication.

1844 P. G. Patmore Chatsworth III. 139 Let no one rashly apprehend that lawless passion, and hateful spouse-breach, were her objects, in thus tampering with her charms.

1875 E. B. H. Study of Hamlet 27 The conclusion of Hamlet's charge to his mother..seems to me to point altogether to spouse-breach, and nothing more.

1925 C. Van Vechten Firecrackers viii. 81 Bending a careless ear to the fellow sitting next to you..and discovering, quite casually, all the details surrounding the latest spouse-breach.

1996 J. Bayliss Gloucestertide iv. iii. 426 The distinction between sacramental adultery and mere natural fornication—a distinction which was just beginning to strike him in his review of the headlong spousebreach with Gloria Keith.

†2. In extended use with reference to (esp. interbreeding species of) animals. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xliv. 1195 Þay [sc. elephants] fighteþ neuere for femeles nouþer [knoweþ] spousebreche.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. lxvii. 1219 Leopardus is most cruel best and is ygendred in spousebreche of a pard and of a leonesse.

1902 Ancestor Apr. 40 A heraldic lion which should be gendered in spousebreach by one of John of Eltham's leopards upon a Landseer lioness, a respectable beast which might decorate..a hall chair in carved oak of Tottenham Court Road.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 46 He [sc. a dog] rooted in the sand,..a pard, a panther, got in spousebreach.

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

† spousebreachn.²

Forms: Middle English spousbreche, Middle English spousebreche.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: spousebreach n.¹

Etymology: Apparently a specific semantic development of spousebreach n.¹; compare earlier eaubruche n.² (beside eaubruche n.¹).

Obsolete.

An adulterer; = spouse-breaker n.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > adulterer

eaubruchea1000

eaubrekerec1175

wed-breaka1300

spousebreachc1350

adulterera1382

adulterc1384

spouse-breakera1387

vouterc1386

devoutour1393

wedlock-breakerc1500

devoterer1550

bed-swervera1616

adulterator1632

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 70 Þat on may spousbreche by-come For de-faute of þet oþer.

c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xlix. 19 Ȝyf þou sest a þef, þou ran wyþ hym, and laid þy porcioun wyþ spouse-breches [L. adulteris].

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 185 Siþen sal i tell to ȝou..of þe spousebreche, þat womman þat þe iuus demed to stan.

a1450 ( in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 43 (MED) Wiþ theues and wiþ spouse breche Þou delest.

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

单词	spousebreach
释义	spousebreachn.¹ Brit. /ˈspaʊsbriːtʃ/, /ˈspaʊzbriːtʃ/, U.S. /ˈspaʊsˌbritʃ/ Forms: Middle English spousbreche, Middle English spowsebreche, Middle English spusbreche, Middle English–1500s spousebreche, Middle English–1500s spowsebrech, 1500s spousbreach, 1500s spousebreache, 1500s– spousebreach. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spouse n., breach n. Etymology: < spouse n. + breach n., probably as alteration of spousebriche n. Compare spouse-break n. and also spousebreach n.²Some early Middle English examples (e.g. quots. c1275, c1350 at sense 1) may in fact show south-eastern variants of spousebriche n. (see discussion at bruche n.¹). 1. Adultery; (occasionally also) an adulterous act. Now rare (archaic and literary in later use). ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery eaubruchea1000 mid-lyinga1200 spousebriche?c1225 spousebreachc1275 adulterya1325 spouse-break1357 devoutrie1377 voutrya1382 spouse-breakinga1398 vowtryc1450 vowtrec1475 breach of matrimony1526 wed-breach1638 mechation1656 conjugal infidelity1700 c1275 Kentish Serm. in J. Hall Select. Early Middle Eng. (1920) I. 217 Ase so is Lecherie, spusbreche, Roberie..and alle oþre euele deden. c1300 Pilate (Harl.) l. 2 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 111 Pilatus was a liþer man and com of liþer more Bituene a king and a fol womman in spousbreche ibore. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 113 Of lecherye comeþ..Commune hordom, spousbreche. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 89 No trespas among hem is i-pun[i]sched so grevousliche as spouse breche. a1450 St. Edith (Faust.) (1883) l. 743 (MED) Þe furst day of his crownynge In to spousebreche he felle anone. 1493 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Pynson) x. iii. sig. Hv^v/1 He forbedith the wylle. and the consent of hert to lecherie. and to spousebreche. c1550 R. Bieston Bayte Fortune sig. Avj^v Spousebreche with sum is counted not a myte. 1589 W. Warner Albions Eng. (new ed.) vi. xxx. 133 We seuerally are..arayned Of Cuckolrie, of Spous-breach, and of Bastardie. 1637 T. Heywood Royall King iv. iii Whence might this distaste arise? From any loose demeanor, wanton carriage, Spouse-breach, or disobedience in my daughter? 1642 D. Rogers Matrimoniall Honovr v. 117 Not each pretended suddaine impotencie of body..must be accepted to make a spouse breach. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Spouse Breach, adultery, or incontinence between married Persons, opposed to simple Fornication. 1844 P. G. Patmore Chatsworth III. 139 Let no one rashly apprehend that lawless passion, and hateful spouse-breach, were her objects, in thus tampering with her charms. 1875 E. B. H. Study of Hamlet 27 The conclusion of Hamlet's charge to his mother..seems to me to point altogether to spouse-breach, and nothing more. 1925 C. Van Vechten Firecrackers viii. 81 Bending a careless ear to the fellow sitting next to you..and discovering, quite casually, all the details surrounding the latest spouse-breach. 1996 J. Bayliss Gloucestertide iv. iii. 426 The distinction between sacramental adultery and mere natural fornication—a distinction which was just beginning to strike him in his review of the headlong spousebreach with Gloria Keith. †2. In extended use with reference to (esp. interbreeding species of) animals. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xliv. 1195 Þay [sc. elephants] fighteþ neuere for femeles nouþer [knoweþ] spousebreche. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. lxvii. 1219 Leopardus is most cruel best and is ygendred in spousebreche of a pard and of a leonesse. 1902 Ancestor Apr. 40 A heraldic lion which should be gendered in spousebreach by one of John of Eltham's leopards upon a Landseer lioness, a respectable beast which might decorate..a hall chair in carved oak of Tottenham Court Road. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 46 He [sc. a dog] rooted in the sand,..a pard, a panther, got in spousebreach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † spousebreachn.² Forms: Middle English spousbreche, Middle English spousebreche. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: spousebreach n.¹ Etymology: Apparently a specific semantic development of spousebreach n.¹; compare earlier eaubruche n.² (beside eaubruche n.¹). Obsolete. An adulterer; = spouse-breaker n. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > adulterer eaubruchea1000 eaubrekerec1175 wed-breaka1300 spousebreachc1350 adulterera1382 adulterc1384 spouse-breakera1387 vouterc1386 devoutour1393 wedlock-breakerc1500 devoterer1550 bed-swervera1616 adulterator1632 c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 70 Þat on may spousbreche by-come For de-faute of þet oþer. c1350 Psalter (BL Add. 17376) in K. D. Bülbring Earliest Compl. Eng. Prose Psalter (1891) xlix. 19 Ȝyf þou sest a þef, þou ran wyþ hym, and laid þy porcioun wyþ spouse-breches [L. adulteris]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 185 Siþen sal i tell to ȝou..of þe spousebreche, þat womman þat þe iuus demed to stan. a1450 ( in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 43 (MED) Wiþ theues and wiþ spouse breche Þou delest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹c1275n.²c1350
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