Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spousedom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spouse-dom
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being a spouse.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From spouse + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spouse

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does spousedom mean?: The state or quality of being a spouse.
Where does spousedom come from?: From spouse + -dom.

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