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SPOUSE (O. Fr. espous, mod. epoux, espouse, epouse, Lat. sponsus, sponsa, a betrothed or promised man or woman, from spondere, to promise)

SPOUSE (O. Fr. espous, mod. epoux, espouse, epouse, See also:
LAT
Lat. sponsus, sponsa, a betrothed or promised See also:
MAN
MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)
man or woman, from spondere, to promise) , a See also:

HUSBAND

husband or wife, properly one promised or betrothed to another in See also:

MARRIAGE

marriage .

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