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.
Read more about Husband: Origin and Etymology, Related Terms, Other Cultures, Gender and The Role of Husband, Expectation of Fidelity
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Famous quotes containing the word husband:
“It is with blows dealt by public contempt that a husband kills his wife in the nineteenth century; it is by shutting the doors of all the drawing-rooms in her face.”
—Stendhal [Marie Henri Beyle] (1783–1842)
“I think every woman’s entitled to a middle husband she can forget.”
—Adela Rogers St. Johns (b. 1893)
“If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes.... But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is.”
—Bible: New Testament (RSV)