After a valid wedding, the marrying parties acquire the status of married persons and, while the marriage persists, a man is called a husband. In heterosexual marriages the woman is called a wife; in same-sex marriages between males, each male is called a husband. Someone's husband is the man they are married to.

Understanding the Context

Eva married her husband Jack in 1957. Are they husband and wife? If you husband something valuable, you use it carefully and do not waste it. Husbanding precious resources was part of rural life.

Key Insights

[VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. to manage or use carefully: to husband one's resources. hus band (huz′ bənd), n. a married man, esp.

Final Thoughts

when considered in relation to his wife. British Terms a manager. [Archaic.]a prudent or frugal manager. to manage, esp. with prudent economy. conserve: to husband one's resources.

[Archaic.] marry. to find a husband for. cultivate. hus′band er, n.