What does spousedom mean?
Spousedom means The state or quality of being a spouse..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state or quality of being a spouse..
Walter, yet new in his spousedom, was more amenable than an older hand ; but Rosa had no want of anxiety in this her first dinner-party.
The marketing of military spousedom was impressively wide-ranging: stickers, teddy bears, ball caps, jewelry, key chains. A bumper sticker stating, “Half my heart is in Iraq” was hotly debated in the online forums as a show of loving tribute or a way to turn your car into stalker bait.
John Adams, whose relationship with Abigail Adams is supposed to be a shining example of spousedom, mansplained the need to make husbands the legal masters of wives.
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Spousedom means The state or quality of being a spouse..
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Walter, yet new in his spousedom, was more amenable than an older hand ; but Rosa had no want of anxiety in this her first dinner-party.
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