Etymology

husbandly

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Today it means: Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital. Full definition →

Middle English housbondly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhousbondly
  2. English todayhusbandly

From Middle English housbondly, equivalent to husband + -ly.

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