A man and woman united by love or marriage; a wedded or engaged pair.

A married couple, or two persons or animals analogously considered to form a unit. Two persons united by marriage, betrothal, or a comparable…

a husband and wife; also (occasionally) in extended use.

an engaged or (esp.) newly married couple.

A husband. Now chiefly English regional (northern), Scottish, and South African, except in man and wife. Cf. goodman, n. 5.

allusively. A married couple, esp. regarded as exemplifying traditional, wholesome, or idealized domesticity.