The Atlantic: Dear Therapist: My Husband Had a Relationship With His Best Friend

I have been married to my husband for a year, and we dated for three years before that. He had been married for more than 20 years to his ex-wife, and they have a kid together. I have heard about many ...

A husband is a man involved in a marital relationship, commonly referred to as a spouse. The specific rights, responsibilities, and societal status attributed to a husband can vary significantly across different cultures and historical periods, reflecting a global perspective on this role.

The meaning of HUSBAND is a male partner in a marriage. How to use husband in a sentence.

HUSBAND definition: 1. the man that you are married to: 2. to use something carefully so that you do not use all of it…. Learn more.

HUSBAND definition: a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage. See examples of husband used in a sentence.

Word History: The English word husband, even though it is a basic kinship term, is not a native English word. It comes ultimately from the Old Norse word hūsbōndi, meaning "master of a house," which was borrowed into Old English as hūsbōnda.

There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun husband, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.