Feb. 13th, 2019

spousebreach

Feb. 13th, 2019 07:40 am
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spousebreach (SPOWS-breech) - n., (arch.) adultery; an adulterous act.


A breaching of the espousal. Dates back to Middle English and now rare, though Joyce (predictably) used it.

---L.
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