Masculine
époux
Sentences
À l'opposition entre les époux s'ajoutait le conflit entre protestants et catholiques .
To the opposition between the spouses was added the conflict between Protestants and Catholics.
Meaning
- (invariable, masculine) spouse
- (invariable, masculine) male spouse, husband
Concepts
married man
married people
marry couple
married person
married woman
Synonyms
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.pu/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French espos, espus, from Latin spōnsus, whose meaning was "promised, engaged"; displaced in that sense by fiancé.
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