HUSBAND


Meaning of HUSBAND in English

n. & v.

--n. a married man esp. in relation to his wife.

--v.tr. manage thriftily; use (resources) economically.

Derivatives:

husbander n. husbandhood n. husbandless adj. husbandlike adj. husbandly adj. husbandship n.

Etymology: OE husbonda house-dweller f. ON h{uacute}sb{oacute}ndi (as HOUSE, b{oacute}ndi one who has a household)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.