- The husband stitch story. It comes ultimately from the Old Norse word hūsbōndi, meaning "master of a house," which was borrowed into Old English as hūsbōnda. There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun husband, four of which are labelled obsolete. cultivate. Someone's husband is the man they are married to. hus′band•er, n. to manage or use carefully: to husband one's resources. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See examples of HUSBAND used in a sentence. a married man, esp. British Terms a manager. lfy3 hp0y vmh1e 2b6kk bafij feak 9z c08y ytx sfyr
