Husband
A husband is a male lifetime partner in a marital relationship. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time. In a heterosexual relationship, a man's spouse would be his wife.
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Famous quotes containing the word husband:
“Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner’s inquest.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“I do not want a husband who honours me as a queen, if he does not love me as a woman.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)
“My second husband was an American. We traveled all over the world and everywhere we went he would say to people, “I am an American. I am an American.” They finally shot him in one of those Eastern countries.”
—John Paxton (1911–1985)