Husband — Defs

01 n. The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.

1.
The male head of a household; one who orders the economy of a family.[Obs.]
2.
A cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman.[Obs.]
“The painful husband, plowing up his ground.” — Hakewill.

“He is the neatest husband for curious ordering his domestic and field accommodations.” — Evelyn.
3.
One who manages or directs with prudence and economy; a frugal person; an economist.[R.]
“God knows how little time is left me, and may I be a good husband, to improve the short remnant left me.” — Fuller.
4.
A married man; a man who has a wife; -- the correlative to wife.
“The husband and wife are one person in law.” — Blackstone.
5.
The male of a pair of animals.[R.]

Phrases & compounds

A ship's husband — an agent representing the owners of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts.

02 v. t. To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy.

imp. & p. p. Husbanded; p. pr. & vb. n. Husbanding

1.
To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with economy.
“For my means, I'll husband them so well, They shall go far.” — Shak.
2.
To cultivate, as land; to till.[R.]
“Land so trim and rarely husbanded.” — Evelyn.
3.
To furnish with a husband.[R.]