n.
Pronunciation: ' spän- ˌ d ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sponde, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French spondee, from Latin spondeum, from Greek spondeios, from spondeios of a libation, from spond ē libation, from spendein to make a libation; from its use in music accompanying libations ― more at SPOUSE
Date: 14th century
: a metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables
– spon · da · ic \ spän- ' d ā -ik \ adjective or noun