Husband+or+wife

  • 31husband-wife privilege — n. Privilege covering spouses, who are not required to reveal confidential communications between them while married. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 32husband-wife immunity — >> spousal immunity. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 33wife — [wīf] n. pl. wives [wīvz] [ME < OE wif, woman, akin to Swed viv, Ger weib < ? IE base * weip , to twist, turn, wrap, in sense “the hidden or veiled person”] 1. a woman: still so used in such compounds as midwife, housewife, etc. 2. a… …

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  • 34husband — [n] married man bridegroom, companion, consort, groom, helpmate, hubby, mate, monogamist, monogynist, other half, partner, spouse; concepts 414,419 Ant. wife …

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  • 35husband — ► NOUN ▪ a married man considered in relation to his wife. ► VERB ▪ use (resources) economically. DERIVATIVES husbandless adjective husbandly adjective. ORIGIN original senses included «steward of a household» and «farmer»: from Old Norse …

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  • 36wife — [n] married woman bride, companion, consort, helpmate, mate, monogamist, other half*, partner, roommate, spouse; concepts 414,415 Ant. husband …

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  • 37wife — ► NOUN (pl. wives) 1) a married woman considered in relation to her husband. 2) archaic or dialect a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. DERIVATIVES wifely adjective. ORIGIN Old English, «woman» …

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  • 38unity of husband and wife — See unity of spouses …

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  • 39Husband — A husband is a male spouse (participant) in a marriage, civil union or civil partnership.Origin and etymologyThe term husband refers to Middle English huseband , from Old English hūsbōnda , from Old Norse hūsbōndi (hūs, house + bōndi, būandi,… …

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  • 40Wife Swap — infobox television bgcolour = show name = Wife Swap format = Reality TV runtime = 60 minutes creator = starring = Various couples country = UK network = Channel 4 first aired = January 1 2003 last aired = Present num episodes = website =… …

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