HUSBANDS

/ˈhʌzbΙ™ndz/
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Definition

/ˈhʌzbΙ™ndz/
noun
  1. The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
  2. A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
  3. A prudent or frugal manager.
  4. A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
    “You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband.”
  5. The male of a pair of animals.
verb
  1. To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
    “For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. β€” Shakespeare.”
  2. To conserve.
  3. To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
  4. To provide with a husband.
  5. To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.

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