A companion, comrade, mate, partner; whether male or female; †rarely in combination with a noun, as meat-, play-, school-, sucking-fere: see those…

A husband or wife; a consort, a lover. Also: an animal's mate. Obsolete.

A person's husband or wife, a spouse; (also) a person's lover or mistress.

A husband or wife, or (in later use) a person joined to another in a comparable legally recognized… Used of a woman. Now only as a contextual use…

A person beloved by one of the opposite sex; a lover or sweetheart; †occasionally a husband or wife.

The complementary individual of a pair; a counterpart; a mate. A person's partner in marriage or a comparable relationship; a person's spouse…

With possessive (typically preceded by a possessive pronoun or followed by of). A person's partner in marriage; one's husband or wife. Obsolete.

a spouse.

Chiefly Scottish. A person associated with another as a counterpart; a fellow participant in something; a partner (in marriage, etc.). Obsolete.

= spouse, n. (in various senses); (in later use chiefly) a wife.

spec. A husband or wife; a concubine. Obsolete.

spec. A person joined in marriage to another; a husband or wife, a spouse. Now historical and rare.

An espoused person; a person's betrothed; a husband or wife. Obsolete.

A husband or wife, or (in later use) a person joined to another in a comparable legally recognized… Used as a general term to refer to a person…

A partner in marriage; a husband or wife. Later usually: a person regarded as a suitable marital partner. Also (now chiefly North American): a lover.

A husband or wife (cf. half marrow, n. 1); a lover. Also (occasionally) in extended use, of an animal. Obsolete.

A match, an equal; a companion or partner in marriage; a rival or competitor. Obsolete.

A person or thing closely linked or associated with another in some way, as a spouse, a workmate, etc.; cf. yokefellow, n. Also occasionally literal…

A person who is linked by marriage to another, a spouse; a member of a couple who live together or are habitual companions; a lover.

Frequently with possessive. A person's husband, wife, or (in later use) partner. Cf. other half, n. 2.

figurative. singular. One of two thus related; in early use sometimes = mate, companion; now usually with of, to, or possessive: something closely…

humorous. One's wife or husband. Cf. better half, n. 2a. Obsolete.

spec. A partner in marriage; a husband or wife.

A partner in wedded or parental relations; a husband or wife, a spouse. Used in collocation with some titles, as queen-consort, the wife of a…

A husband or wife; a spouse. Obs.

A husband or wife. Obsolete.

A fitting or suitable helper; a helpmate: usually applied to a wife or husband.

With possessive adjective. A person's wife, husband, or partner. Cf. better half, n. 2a. Now colloquial.

A companion who is a help, or who renders help; an assistant, coadjutor, partner, consort. Chiefly applied to a wife or husband.

A (or one's) spouse. Also as a term of endearment.

a spouse; a member of a couple in a permanent relationship; = life partner n.

ironic or humorous. Frequently with possessive: a person's husband, wife, or (in later use) partner, regarded as inferior or more badly behaved. Cf…

either member of a couple in a romantic relationship which is regarded as permanent; a spouse; cf. partner, n.1 5a.

(in early use) a spouse; (later) a person with whom one lives as though married, a cohabitee; (U.S.) a person officially registered as such, and so…

figurative. slang (usually depreciative). A man's wife or partner; (later also) a woman's husband or partner.

Chiefly with possessive adjective: either member of a loving couple; a person in an (exclusive) sexual and romantic relationship with another. Cf. pa…