Middle English husbonde develops into modern husband with reduction of the final vowel and stabilized spelling.
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husband
married man in relation to a spouse
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · husband householderhusbonde
husband; householder
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Householder and master senses narrow toward the married-man relation.
Recorded in the thirteenth century.
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Husband — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes Middle English husbonde and the thirteenth-century horizon.
Husband — American Heritage Dictionary and Word HistoryWord History and etymology
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the development from householder to spouse.
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