Etymology

husbandry

hus·band·ry
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Today it means: The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture. Full definition →

Middle English hus-bō̆ndrī
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromhus-bō̆ndrī
  2. English todayhusbandry

From Middle English hus-bō̆ndrī, hus-bō̆ndrīe, husbanderi, husbonderie, housbondrye, housebondrie (“household management, housekeeping; household duties; economy, skilful management, thrift; farm management, agriculture, farming; cultivation; household articles; husbands collectively”), from hǒus-bō̆nd, hǒus-bō̆nde (“male spouse, husband; master of a house; male head of a household; man having charge of something, household manager; (figuratively) host, inhabitant, resident; bondsman, villein; farmer, husbandman”) (see further at husband) + -rīe (suffix forming nouns collectively denoting members or practitioners of a craft or profession). By surface analysis, husband + -ry.

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