husband
married man / to conserve
Transitive Verb[C/U] Both
pl: husbandspast: husbandedpp: husbandeding: husbanding
The noun form carries a primary social and legal connotation of partnership and domesticity. While historically tied to roles of leadership or provision, in modern usage it is a neutral term for a spouse, though it often evokes a sense of stability and shared life.
Countable when referring to the person in a marriage. Uncountable when used in the archaic sense of the act of frugal management.
Meanings
Phrasal Verbs
husband up
to accumulate or save resources carefully for future use
She tried to husband up her savings before the economic downturn.