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† Spouse-breaker. World English Historical Dictionary

† Spouse-breaker. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1919, rev. 2024. † Spouse-breaker Obs. [f. SPOUSE sb. + BREAKER: cf. prec.] An adulterer.

1 a. 1300.  Cursor M., 25778. Spous-breker be þat womman þat juus dempt for to stan.

2 1387.  Trevisa, Higden (Rolls), III. 157. He made his felawe a spouse brekere.

3 c. 1400.  Apol. Loll., 54. Fraudars, misdoars, sortylogers, spousbrekars.

4 c. 1425.  Audelay, XI Pains of Hell, 62, in O. E. Misc. Bynd spouse-brekers with awouters, And ranegates with raueners.

5 1548–77.  Vicary, Anat., i. (1888), 15. That he be no spous-breaker, nor no drunkarde.

6 1562.  Legh, Armory, 105. The Swanne pursueth the cockolde-maker…, & will not leaue the spouse breaker, tyll he kyll or bee killed.

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