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:
“Gentlemen, no one objects to the husband being the head of the wife as Christ was the head of the church—to crucify himself; what we object to is his crucifying his wife.”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)
“A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted.”
—Helen Rowland (1875–1950)
“As the husband is, the wife is: thou art mated with a clown,”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)