husbandless
bənd noun
1.
a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
2.
British. a manager.
3.
Archaic. a prudent or frugal manager.
verb (used with object)
4.
to manage, especially with prudent economy.
5.
to use frugally; conserve: to husband one's resources.
6.
Archaic.
a.
to be or become a husband to; marry.
b.
to find a husband for.
c.
to till; cultivate.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English husband(e), Old English hūsbonda master of the house < Old Norse hūsbōndi, equivalent to hūs house + bōndi (bō-, variant of bū- dwell (see boor) + -nd present participle suffix + -i inflectional ending)
before 1000; Middle English husband(e), Old English hūsbonda master of the house < Old Norse hūsbōndi, equivalent to hūs house + bōndi (bō-, variant of bū- dwell (see boor) + -nd present participle suffix + -i inflectional ending)
Related forms
hus·band·er, noun
hus·band·less, adjective
un·hus·band·ed, adjective
Synonyms
5. preserve, save, store, hoard.
5. preserve, save, store, hoard.
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husband (ˈhʌzbənd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a woman's partner in marriage |
| 2. | archaic |
| a. a manager of an estate | |
| b. a frugal person | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to manage or use (resources, finances, etc) thriftily |
| 4. | archaic |
| a. (tr) to find a husband for | |
| b. (of a woman) to marry (a man) | |
| 5. | obsolete (tr) to till (the soil) |
| [Old English hūsbonda, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi one who has a household, from bōa to dwell] | |
| 'husbander | |
| —n | |
| 'husbandless | |
| —adj | |
| husband (ˈhʌzbənd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a woman's partner in marriage |
| 2. | archaic |
| a. a manager of an estate | |
| b. a frugal person | |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to manage or use (resources, finances, etc) thriftily |
| 4. | archaic |
| a. (tr) to find a husband for | |
| b. (of a woman) to marry (a man) | |
| 5. | obsolete (tr) to till (the soil) |
| [Old English hūsbonda, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from hūs house + bōndi one who has a household, from bōa to dwell] | |
| 'husbander | |
| —n | |
| 'husbandless | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
husband
O.E. husbonda "male head of a household," probably from O.N. husbondi "master of the house," from hus "house" + bondi "householder, dweller, freeholder, peasant," from buandi, prp. of bua "to dwell" The sense of "peasant farmer" (early 13c.) is preserved in husbandry (first attested late 14c. in this
sense). Beginning late 13c., replaced O.E. wer as "married man," companion of wif, a sad loss for Eng. poetry. The verb "manage thriftily" is mid-15c., from the noun in the obsolete sense of "steward" (mid-15c.). Slang shortening hubby first attested 1680s.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Husband definition
i.e., the "house-band," connecting and keeping together the whole family. A man when betrothed was esteemed from that time a husband (Matt. 1:16, 20; Luke 2:5). A recently married man was exempt from going to war for "one year" (Deut. 20:7; 24:5).
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