husbanded Definition

husband
noun

1. A man to whom a woman is married.

Thesaurus: spouse, mate, consort, groom, breadwinner, married man.

verb

husbanded, husbanding
1. To manage (money, resources, etc) wisely and economically.

Thesaurus: economize, budget, conserve, hoard, ration, save, store, reserve; Antonym: squander, waste.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon husbonda, from Old Norse husbondi, from hus a house and buandi inhabiting.