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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Spouse
     (Cant. 4:8-12; Hos. 4:13, 14) may denote either husband or wife,
     but in the Scriptures it denotes only the latter.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spouse \Spouse\ (spouz), n. [OF. espous, espos, fem. espouse, F.
     ['e]poux, ['e]pouse, fr. L. sponsus, sponsa, prop. p. p. of
     spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly, to engage one's self.
     Cf. Despond, Espouse, Respond, Sponsor.]
     1. A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married
        person, husband or wife.
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              At last such grace I found, and means I wrought,
              That I that lady to my spouse had won. --Spenser.
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     2. A married man, in distinction from a spousess or
        married woman; a bridegroom or husband. [Obs.]
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              At which marriage was [were] no persons present but
              the spouse, the spousess, the Duchess of Bedford her
              mother, the priest, two gentlewomen, and a young
              man.                                  --Fabyan.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Spouse \Spouse\ (spouz), v. t. [See Espouse, and Spouse, n.]
     To wed; to espouse. [Obs.]
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           This markis hath her spoused with a ring. --Chaucer.
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           Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize.
                                                    --Spenser.
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           She was found again, and spoused to Marinell.
                                                    --Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spouse \Spouse\, v. t. [See Espouse, and Spouse, n.]
     To wed; to espouse. [Obs.]
  
           This markis hath her spoused with a ring. --Chaucer.
  
           Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
           She was found again, and spoused to Marinell.
                                                    --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Spouse \Spouse\, n. [OF. espous, espos, fem. espouse, F.
     ['e]poux, ['e]pouse, fr. L. sponsus, sponsa, prop. p. p. of
     spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly, to engage one's self.
     Cf. Despond, Espouse, respond, Sponsor.]
     1. A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married
        person, husband or wife.
  
              At last such grace I found, and means I wrought,
              That that lady to my spouse had won.  --Spenser.
  
     2. A married man, in distinct from a spousess or married
        woman; a bridegroom or husband. [Obs.]
  
              At which marriage was [were] no person present but
              the spouse, the spousess, the Duchess of Bedford her
              mother, the priest, two gentlewomen, and a young
              man.                                  --Fabyan.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  spouse
       n : a person's partner in marriage [syn: partner, married
           person, mate, better half]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spouse
     Αγγλικά n.
     σύζυγος: αναφέρεται και στον άντρα και στη γυναίκα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spouse
     n.
     A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
     vb.
     (lb en dated) To wed; to espouse.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  spouse
     n.
     A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
     vb.
     (lb en dated) To wed; to espouse.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  spouse
     n.
     A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
     vb.
     (lb en dated) To wed; to espouse.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  spouse
     n.
     A person in a marriage or marital relationship.
     vb.
     (lb en dated) To wed; to espouse.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spouse
     Englanti n.
     puoliso

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  spouse
     Engelska n.
     äkta make eller maka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Spouse /spˈaʊs/
  الزوج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  spouse //spaʊs// 
  жена́, мъж, съпру́г, съпру́га
  person in a marriage or marital relationship