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.] Dryden. A ship's husband (Naut.), an agent representing the owners of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts.
HUSBAND
Hus"band, v. t. [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.] Shak.
HUSBANDABLE
Hus"band*a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy. Sherwood.
HUSBANDAGE
Hus"band*age, n. (Naut.)
Defn: The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's husband.