spousehood

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noun

The condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.

OriginMiddle English spousehode →
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Meanings

nounspousehood (countable and uncountable, plural spousehoods)

plural spousehoods

  1. countableuncountableThe condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishspousehode
  2. Englishspousehood

From Middle English spousehode, spoushod (also as spousehed, etc.), equivalent to spouse + -hood.

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APA

spousehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spousehood

MLA

“spousehood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spousehood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spousehood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spousehood.

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