husbandry

CEFRC1

/ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The care and raising of farm animals or crops.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Administration or management of day-to-day matters.

Examples

  • Agriculture, crafts, animal husbandry and fishery are the main traditional sources of income.

  • Modern agricultural methods have significantly improved animal husbandry in the region.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhəz-/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The prudent management or conservation of resources.

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

  3. Techniques of animal care.

More examples

In context

  • There's Husbandry in Heauen, / Their Candles are all out: […]

  • As to Perſons of Quality, they give Security to appropriate a certain Sum for each Child, ſuitable to their Condition; and theſe Funds are always managed with good Husbandry and the moſt exact Juſtice.

  • On grain farms, it is considered good economy to keep one sheep for every acre of cleared land which the farm contains; on those where mixed husbandry is practiced, two; and on those exclusively devoted to sheep, three.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.