A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

(dated) To wed; to espouse.

plural of spouse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spouse

simple past tense and past participle of spouse

Befitting a spouse.

present participle of spouse

(idiomatic) A man or woman in the workplace with whom one shares a special relationship similar to marriage, with confidences, loyalties, shared jokes and experiences, and an unusual degree of honesty or openness.

(law) A spouse that outlives the person to whom they are married, thereby obtaining legal rights with respect to the property of the deceased spouse.

plural of surviving spouse