husbands

/ˈhʌzbəndz/

noun

1
The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
2
A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
3
A prudent or frugal manager.
4
A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
“You should start dating so you can find a suitable husband.”
5
The male of a pair of animals.
6
A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.
7
A large cushion with arms meant to support a person in the sitting position.
“While reading her book, Sally leaned back against her husband, wishing it were the human kind.”
8
A polled tree; a pollard.

1
To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.
“For my means, I'll husband them so well, / They shall go far. — Shakespeare.”
2
To conserve.
3
To till; cultivate; farm; nurture.
4
To provide with a husband.
5
To engage or act as a husband to; assume the care of or responsibility for; accept as one's own.

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