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Definition of spousehood in English: spousehoodnoun ˈspaʊzhʊdˈspaʊshʊd archaic 1The state or fact of being a spouse, or of being married; matrimony, marriage; wedlock. 2Figurative. The position or status of the Church, or a person (especially a member of a female religious order) or soul, regarded as being symbolically married to God or Christ; the union or bond so characterized. Now rare.
Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Lambeth Manuscript. From spouse + -hood. Definition of spousehood in US English: spousehoodnoun archaic 1The state or fact of being a spouse, or of being married; matrimony, marriage; wedlock. 2Figurative. The position or status of the Church, or a person (especially a member of a female religious order) or soul, regarded as being symbolically married to God or Christ; the union or bond so characterized. Now rare.
Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Lambeth Manuscript. From spouse + -hood. |