The story
- Middle English · inherited fromspousebreche
- English todayspousebreach
From Middle English spousebreche; equivalent to spouse + breach. Compare Middle English spousebruche (“adultery”), Middle English spousebrekinge (“adultery”), Old English ǣwbryċe (“adultery”), German Ehebruche (“adultery”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.