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husbandry.

The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi/General-American/ˈhəz-/General-American
  1. The occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The prudent management or conservation of resources.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Administration or management of day-to-day matters.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Agricultural or cultivated land.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  5. Techniques of animal care.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hus-bō̆ndrī, hus-bō̆ndrīe, husbanderi, husbonderie, housbondrye, housebondrie (“household management, housekeeping; household duties; economy, skilful management, thrift; farm management, agriculture, farming; cultivation; household articles; husbands collectively”), from hǒus-bō̆nd, hǒus-bō̆nde (“male spouse, husband; master of a house; male head of a household; man having charge of something, household manager; (figuratively) host, inhabitant, resident; bondsman, villein; farmer, husbandman”) (see further at husband) + -rīe (suffix forming nouns collectively denoting members or practitioners of a craft or profession). By surface analysis, husband + -ry.

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