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Spouse

A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.

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Bigamist 76% connected

One who is guilty of bigamy.

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Consort 76% connected

One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband.

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Helpmate 76% connected

A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.

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Helpmeet 76% connected

A wife; a helpmate.

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Hubby 76% connected

Full of hubs or protuberances; as, a road that has been frozen while muddy is hubby.

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Husband 76% connected

The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.

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Monogamist 76% connected

One who practices or upholds monogamy.

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Polygamist 76% connected

One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness.

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Wife 76% connected

A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.

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Relation 76% connected

The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events.

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Relative 76% connected

Having relation or reference; referring; respecting; standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not relative to the subject.

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Marriage 70% connected

The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

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Mate 92% connected

The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, a…

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Partner 92% connected

One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b)…

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