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NODE / 0854attestedMiddle English

husbonde

TRANSLITERATION husbonde

husband; householder

DATE
Middle English
SENSE
husband householder
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:husbonde:attested:sense:husband-householder

A medieval continuation of the Norse-derived Old English form.

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Present-Day English · 13th century–today · male spouse

husband

married man in relation to a spouse

SOUND
Middle English husbonde develops into modern husband with reduction of the final vowel and stabilized spelling.
MEANING
Householder and master senses narrow toward the married-man relation.
CHRONOLOGY
Recorded in the thirteenth century.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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SOUND
Middle English husbonde develops into modern husband with reduction of the final vowel and stabilized spelling.
MEANING
Householder and master senses narrow toward the married-man relation.
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