different between spouse vs espousal

English

Etymology

From Middle English spous, spouse, from Anglo-Norman espus m, espuse f and Old French espos m, espose f and by aphesis from Latin sp?nsus m (“bridegroom”), sp?nsa f (“bride”), from sponde? (“I vow, pledge”), from Proto-Indo-European *spend-.

Cognate to espouse, sponsor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spa?s/
• Rhymes: -a?s

Noun

spouse (plural spouses)

1. A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:spouse

   Hyponyms: husband, wife

Derived terms

• spousal (adjective)

Translations

Verb

spouse (third-person singular simple present spouses, present participle spousing, simple past and past participle spoused)

1. (dated) To wed; to espouse.
   • 1819, John Keats, Otho the Great, Act III, Scene II, verses 212-214

     Do you stand possess’d

     Of any proof against the honourableness

     Of Lady Auranthe, our new-spoused daughter?

Translations

Anagrams

• opuses

English

Etymology

From Middle English espousal, espousaille, from Old French espousailles, from Latin sponsalia (“a betrothal”), neuter plural of sponsalis, from sp?nsus (“one betrothed, a spouse”); see spouse.

Noun

espousal (countable and uncountable, plural espousals)

1. A betrothal.
2. A wedding ceremony.
3. Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.

Related terms

• espouse
• spouse
• sponsor

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Further reading

• espousal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• espousal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• espousal at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• sepalous