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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(0. Fr. espous, mod. dpoux, espouse, spouse, Lat. sponsus, sponsa, a betrothed or promised man or woman, from spondere, to promise), a husband or wife, properly one promised or betrothed to another in marriage.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Spouse'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/spouse.html. 1910.
 
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