English
spousely
From spouse + -ly.
Formed from spouse + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *spend- ‘to libate’
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Latin spondeō ‘to vow, pledge’
Latin spōnsus ‘bridegroom’
Anglo-Norman espus
Middle English spous
English spouse
Today it means
adj Befitting a spouse.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “spousely”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / spousely