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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hus•band /ˈhʌzbənd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a married man.
v. [~ + object] - to manage or use carefully:to husband one's resources.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hus•band (huz′bənd),USA pronunciation n. - a married man, esp. when considered in relation to his wife.
- British Termsa manager.
- [Archaic.]a prudent or frugal manager.
v.t. - to manage, esp. with prudent economy.
- to use frugally;
conserve:to husband one's resources. - [Archaic.]
- to be or become a husband to;
marry. - to find a husband for.
- Agricultureto till;
cultivate.
- Old Norse hūsbōndi, equivalent. to hūs house + bōndi (bō-, variant of bū- dwell (see boor) + -nd present participle suffix + -i inflectional ending)
- Middle English husband(e), Old English hūsbonda master of the house bef. 1000
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged preserve, save, store, hoard.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ n - a woman's partner in marriage
- archaic a manager of an estate
vb - to manage or use (resources, finances, etc) thriftily
- archaic (transitive) to find a husband for
- (transitive) obsolete to till (the soil)
Etymology: Old English hūsbonda, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi one who has a household, from bōa to dwellˈhusbander n |