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spousehood

spousehood noun: the condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.

Noun

spousehood (countable and uncountable, plural spousehoods)

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

Forms of spousehood

pluralspousehoods

Origin of spousehood

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

Questions about spousehood

What does spousehood mean?
Spousehood means the condition or state of being married; wedlock, marriage.
What part of speech is spousehood?
Spousehood is a noun.
What is the plural of spousehood?
The plural of spousehood is spousehoods.

Words near spousehood in the dictionary

  1. spousals
  2. spouse
  3. spousebreach
  4. spoused
  5. spousedom
  6. spousehood
  7. spousehoods
  8. spouseless
  9. spouselessness
  10. spousely
  11. spouses

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