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A man contracted or joined to a woman by marriage. A man to whom a woman is betrothed, as well as one actually united by marriage, is called a husband. Leviticus 19:20; Deuteronomy 22:22-

In seaman’s language, the owner of a ship who manages its concerns in person.

The male of animals of a lower order.

An economist; a good manager; a man who knows and practices the methods of frugality and profit. In this sense, the word is modified by an epithet; as a good husband; a bad husband.

A farmer; a cultivator; a tiller of the ground.

To direct and manage with frugality in expending any thing; to use or employ in the manner best suited to produce the greatest effect; to use with economy. We say, a man husbands his estate, his means or his time. He is conscious how ill he has husbanded the great deposit of his Creator.

To till; to cultivate with good management.

To supply with a husband.