1. spouse - Noun
2. spouse - Verb
A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.
A married man, in distinct from a spousess or married woman; a bridegroom or husband.
To wed; to espouse.
Source: Webster's dictionaryYou know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse. Omar Khayyám
Beauty, the eternal Spouse of the Wisdom of God and Angel of his Presence thru' all creation. Robert Bridges
I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse. Benjamin Spock
The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse of a man is his livelihood. Hindi Proverb
Rather be a slave to a rich man than the spouse of a poor man. Hindi Proverb
A jealous lover becomes an indifferent spouse. Mexican Proverb