Husband

Husband

A husband is a male lifetime partner in a marital relationship. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time. In a heterosexual relationship, a man's spouse would be his wife.

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Famous quotes containing the word husband:

    In bed one may behave like husband and wife; but out of bed one should observe the proprieties.
    Chinese proverb.

    Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
    Bible: New Testament, Mark 10:11.

    Jesus.

    I think every woman’s entitled to a middle husband she can forget.
    Adela Rogers St. Johns (b. 1893)