English
husbandly
Husbandly comes from Middle English housbondly.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500housbondly
- Englishearliest quotation 1707husbandly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500housbondly
- Englishearliest quotation 1707husbandly
Earliest quotation: 1707, Ofspring Blackall: “Even he that has the most of all is…”
Formed from husband + -ly
Every English word from Middle English housbondly
Today it means
adj Characteristic of a husband; proper and fitting for a husband; marital.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English housbondly / husbandly