1. noun
a) A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.
b) Large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.
2. verb
a) To conserve
...I found pens, ink, and paper, and I husbanded them to the utmost; and I shall show that while my ink lasted, I kept things very exact, but after that was gone I could not, for I could not make any ink by any means that I could devise.
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