bespouse

English

Etymology

From Middle English *bispusen (attested in past participle bispused (“married; pledged”)) equivalent to be- +‎ spouse.

Verb

bespouse (third-person singular simple present bespouses, present participle bespousing, simple past and past participle bespoused)

1. (transitive) To marry
   • 2010, Jordan Spencer Cunningham, The New IPF Anthology of Fine Literature, page 113:

     My dearness nearness yearning you,
     With hopeful shoulder nestle do.
     Become, be with, be helping me;
     Bespouse, bedraw, be make-me see.

   • 2014, Rachael Johns, Outback Ghost:

     Stella squeezed her lips together, trying to tame the ridiculous joy that flooded through her at the news that Adam was not bespoused.