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spousebreach

spousebreach noun: adultery.

Noun

spousebreach (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Adultery
    Synonyms:
    wedbreach

Synonyms of spousebreach

Origin of spousebreach

From Middle English spousebreche; equivalent to spouse + breach. Compare Middle English spousebruche (“adultery”), Middle English spousebrekinge (“adultery”), Old English ǣwbryċe (“adultery”), German Ehebruche (“adultery”).

Questions about spousebreach

What does spousebreach mean?
Spousebreach means adultery.
What part of speech is spousebreach?
Spousebreach is a noun.

Words near spousebreach in the dictionary

  1. spousal support
  2. spousal supports
  3. spousally
  4. spousals
  5. spouse
  6. spousebreach
  7. spoused
  8. spousedom
  9. spousehood
  10. spousehoods
  11. spouseless

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