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spouse (s) (noun), spouses (pl)
Etymology: from about 1200, "a married woman in relation to her husband" (also of men), from Old French spus; feminine spuse, from Latin sponsus, "bridegroom"; feminine sponsa, "bride"; from masculine and feminine spondere, "to bind oneself, to promise solemnly".
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(Latin: wife; spouse [female])
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marital spouse
This entry is located in the following unit: Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 13)
Polygamy is marriage to many spouses, while monotony is considered by some as marriage to just one spouse.
This entry is located in the following unit: paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia (page 5)