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In a [[family]], a '''spouse''' was simply a person to whom another was [[marriage|married]], generally as a life partner. ({{ENT|Babel One}}; {{VOY|Alter Ego}}) In many cases the term may be synonymous with '''mate'''. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
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In a [[family]], a '''spouse''' was simply a person to whom another was [[marriage|married]], generally as a life partner. ({{ENT|Babel One}}; {{VOY|Alter Ego}}) In many cases, the term may be synonymous with '''mate'''. ({{ENT|Carbon Creek}})
   
 
== Familial relationships ==
  
== Familial relationships ==
 
=== Female ===
  
=== Female ===
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A [[female]] spouse was known as a '''wife''' or a '''bride'''. A wife whose spouse had been [[death|deceased]] was a [[widow]], while a [[divorce]]d wife was known as an '''ex-wife'''. ({{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}; {{VOY|Fair Haven}}; {{DS9|Rejoined}})
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A [[female]] spouse was known as a '''wife''' or a '''bride'''. A wife whose spouse was [[death|deceased]] was a '''widow''', while a [[divorce]]d wife was known as an '''ex-wife'''. ({{film|11}}, {{TOS|Wolf in the Fold}}; {{VOY|Fair Haven}}; {{DS9|Rejoined}})
   
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[[Beverly Crusher]] became a widow at the age of 30. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
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[[Beverly Crusher]] became a widow at the age of thirty. ({{TNG|Encounter at Farpoint}})
   
 
[[Enina Tandro]] became a widow when her husband, [[General]] [[Ardelon Tandro]], died. ({{DS9|Dax}})
  
[[Enina Tandro]] became a widow when her husband, [[General]] [[Ardelon Tandro]], died. ({{DS9|Dax}})
   
 
=== Male ===
  
=== Male ===
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A [[male]] spouse was known as a '''husband''' or '''(bride)groom'''. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren|Elaan of Troyius}}; {{TNG|Haven|Cost of Living}}, {{film|10}}) A husband of a deceased spouse was a '''widower''', while a divorced husband was known as an '''ex-husband'''. ({{ENT|Storm Front}}; {{TNG|Dark Page|Unification II}})
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A [[male]] spouse was known as a '''husband''' or '''(bride)groom'''. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren|Elaan of Troyius}}; {{TNG|Haven|Cost of Living}}, {{film|10}}) A husband of a deceased spouse was a '''widower''', while a divorced husband was known as an '''ex-husband'''. ({{ENT|Storm Front}}; {{TNG|Dark Page|Unification II}})
   
 
While he and [[Kevin Riley]] were beginning to suffer from [[polywater intoxication]] in [[2266]], [[Hikaru Sulu]] remarked that, for reasons not yet known to him, he was "[[sweat]]ing like a bridegroom," possibly attributing it to [[Psi 2000]] or [[Joe Tormolen]]'s [[death]]. Riley admitted the same was true of him, too. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}})
  
While he and [[Kevin Riley]] were beginning to suffer from [[polywater intoxication]] in [[2266]], [[Hikaru Sulu]] remarked that, for reasons not yet known to him, he was "[[sweat]]ing like a bridegroom," possibly attributing it to [[Psi 2000]] or [[Joe Tormolen]]'s [[death]]. Riley admitted the same was true of him, too. ({{TOS|The Naked Time}})
   
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[[Tavnian]] weddings required the groom to stand before the bride and, with family and [[friend]]s as audience, explain why he wished to marry her, thus convincing her to do so. If anyone doubted his sincerity, they could challenge whether the marriage was valid or not. ({{DS9|The Muse}})
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[[Tavnian]] [[wedding]]s required the groom to stand before the bride and, with family and [[friend]]s as audience, explain why he wished to marry her, thus convincing her to do so. If anyone doubted his sincerity, they could challenge whether the marriage was valid or not. ({{DS9|The Muse}})
   
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[[Jadzia Dax]], or rather the {{dis|Dax|symbiont}} [[symbiont]] had gone through two [[Trill]] [[wedding]]s as a groom by [[2374]]. ({{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}})
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[[Jadzia Dax]], or rather the {{dis|Dax|symbiont}} [[symbiont]], had gone through two [[Trill]] weddings as a groom by [[2374]]. ({{DS9|You Are Cordially Invited}})
   
 
=== Other ===
  
=== Other ===
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Additional terms existed for [[polygamy|polygamous relationships]], as was the case in the [[Bolian]] culture which identified '''co-husbands'''. In the case of [[Denobulan]]s, one would refer to their spouse as their "third husband", "second wife", etc., or the relationship between two male spouses as "my first wife's third husband." ({{DS9|Field of Fire}}; {{ENT|Stigma|Zero Hour}})
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Additional terms existed for [[polygamy|polygamous relationships]], as was the case in the [[Bolian]] culture which identified '''co-husbands'''. ({{DS9|Field of Fire}}) In the case of [[Denobulan]]s, one would refer to their spouse as their "third husband", "second wife", etc., or the relationship between two male spouses as "my first wife's third husband." ({{ENT|Stigma|Zero Hour}})
   
 
== Customs ==
  
== Customs ==
 
According to [[T'Pol]], in [[Vulcan]] culture, "''it was customary for a husband and wife to reside together for at least one Vulcan [[year]].''" ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice}})
  
According to [[T'Pol]], in [[Vulcan]] culture, "''it was customary for a husband and wife to reside together for at least one Vulcan [[year]].''" ({{ENT|Breaking the Ice}})
   
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In [[Trill]] culture, in order for the [[Trill symbiont|symbiont]] to move on from [[host]] to host it has to learn to let go of the previous host's past, including [[parent]]s, [[sibling]]s, [[child|children]] and spouses. ({{DS9|Rejoined|Afterimage}})
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In Trill culture, in order for the symbiont to move on from [[host]] to host, it has to learn to let go of the previous host's past, including [[parent]]s, [[sibling]]s, [[child|children]], and spouses. ({{DS9|Rejoined|Afterimage}})
   
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On [[Cardassia]], the spouse of an offender was the only friend or family member solely privileged to attend a [[Cardassian]] [[tribunal]] [[trial]]. ({{DS9|Tribunal}})
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On [[Cardassia]], the spouse of an [[criminal|offender]] was the only friend or family member solely privileged to attend a [[Cardassian]] [[tribunal]] [[trial]]. ({{DS9|Tribunal}})
   
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In Klingon culture, lovers could be considered “mates” and members of one family even without the formality of a marriage. Despite never marrying, Worf was able to claim [[K'Ehleyr]] as his mate and invoked the [[Right of Vengeance]] upon her death. ({{TNG|Reunion}})
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== List of spouses ==
  
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== Examples ==
 
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=== List of spouses ===
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* ''[[Chakotay]] and [[Seven of Nine]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
  
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*
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* [[Jhamel]] and [[Thy'lek Shran]]
  
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* [[Keldar]] and [[Ishka]]
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** ''[[Chakotay]] and [[Seven of Nine]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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* [[Henry Janeway|Henry]] and [[Shannon O'Donnel|Shannon Janeway]]
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** [[Jhamel]] and [[Thy'lek Shran]]
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* [[Mark Johnson]] and his wife
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** [[Keldar]] and [[Ishka]]
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* ''[[Harry Kim]] and [[Linnis Paris]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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** [[Henry Janeway|Henry]] and [[Shannon O'Donnel|Shannon Janeway]]
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* [[Kimball]] and her husband
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** [[Mark Johnson]] and [[Johnson's wife 001|his wife]]
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* [[Leeta]] and [[Rom]]
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** ''[[Harry Kim]] and [[Linnis Paris]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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* [[Robert Picard|Robert]] and [[Marie Picard]]
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** [[Kimball]] and [[Kimball's spouse 001|her husband]]
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* [[Keiko O'Brien|Keiko]] and [[Miles O'Brien]]
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** [[Rianna Mayweather]] and [[Mayweather|her husband]]
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** [[Mayweather's sister 001|Mayweather's sister]] and [[Mayweather's brother-in-law 001|her husband]]
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* [[Tom Paris]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]]
  
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* ''[[Tom Paris]] and [[Kes]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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** [[Leeta]] and [[Rom]]
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* [[William T. Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]]
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** [[Robert Picard|Robert]] and [[Marie Picard]]
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* [[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Kasidy Yates]]
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** [[Keiko O'Brien|Keiko]] and [[Miles O'Brien]]
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* [[Spock]] and his wife
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** [[Tom Paris]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]]
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** ''[[Tom Paris]] and [[Kes]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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* {{dis|T'Pel|wife of Tuvok}} and [[Tuvok]]
  
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* [[Samantha Wildman]] and [[Greskrendtregk]]
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** [[William T. Riker]] and [[Deanna Troi]]
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* [[Zek]] and [[Ishka]]
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** [[Benjamin Sisko]] and [[Kasidy Yates-Sisko]]
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* [[Martok]] and [[Sirella]]
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** {{dis|T'Pel|wife of Tuvok}} and [[Tuvok]]
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** [[Samantha Wildman]] and [[Greskrendtregk]]
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* ''[[Worf]] and [[Deanna Troi]] ([[Quantum reality|alternate quantum reality]])''
  
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* ''[[Leah Brahms]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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** [[Zek]] and [[Ishka]]
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* [[Leah Brahms]] and her husband
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** [[Martok]] and [[Sirella]]
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* [[Phlox]] and [[Feezal|Feezal Phlox]] (and two other wives)
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** ''[[Worf]] and [[Deanna Troi]] ([[quantum reality|alternate quantum reality]])''
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* [[Alexander Marcus]] and his [[Wallace|wife]]
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** ''[[Leah Brahms]] and [[Geordi La Forge]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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** [[Leah Brahms]] and {{dis|Michael|Engineer|her husband}}
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* ''{{alt|Hikaru Sulu}} and {{dis|Ben|23rd century}} ([[alternate reality]])''
  
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** [[Phlox]] and [[Feezal Phlox]] (and [[Phlox's spouses 001|two other wives]])
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* List of widows and widowers:
  
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** [[Alexander Marcus]] and [[Wallace|his wife]]
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** ''{{alt|Hikaru Sulu}} and {{dis|Ben|23rd century}} ([[alternate reality]])''
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{{bginfo|As established in {{TNG|Sarek}}, one of [[Sarek]]'s sons was also married. However, the [[name]]s of both the husband and wife have not been [[canon]]ically established in ''[[Star Trek]]''.}}
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=== List of ex-spouses ===
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*
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** [[Amarie]] and [[Amarie's ex-husband 001|her ex-husband]]
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** [[Grilka]] and [[Quark]]
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** [[Jeyal]] and [[Lwaxana Troi]]
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** [[Koss]] and [[T'Pol]]
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** [[Prinadora]] and [[Rom]]
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** ''[[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Beverly Crusher]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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** [[Katherine Pulaski]] and [[Pulaski's ex-husbands 001|her three ex-husbands]]
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** ''[[Leah Brahms]] and her husband (alternate timeline)''
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** ''{{alt|Leonard McCoy}} and [[McCoy's ex-wife 001|his ex-wife]] ([[alternate reality]])''
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=== List of widows and widowers ===
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*
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** [[Annorax]], widower of [[Krenim wife|his wife]]
 
** [[Manua Apgar]], widow of [[Nel Apgar]]
  
** [[Manua Apgar]], widow of [[Nel Apgar]]
 
** ''[[Chakotay]], widower of [[Seven of Nine]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
  
** ''[[Chakotay]], widower of [[Seven of Nine]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
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** [[Kevin Uxbridge]], widower of [[Rishon Uxbridge]]
  
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** [[Worf]], widower of [[Jadzia Dax]]
  
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** [[Ishka]], widow of [[Keldar]]
  
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** [[Annorax]], widower of his wife
  
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** [[Edward M. La Forge]], widower of [[Silva La Forge]]
  
 
** [[Beverly Crusher]], widow of [[Jack Crusher]]
  
** [[Beverly Crusher]], widow of [[Jack Crusher]]
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** [[Amelia Earhart]], widow of her husband
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** [[Amelia Earhart]], widow of [[Earhart's husband 001|her unidentified husband]]
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** [[Flint]], widower of "a hundred"
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** [[Flint]], widower of "[[Flint's wives 001|a hundred]]"
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** ''[[Rima Harewood]], widow of [[Thomas Harewood]] ([[alternate reality]])''
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** [[Ishka]], widow of [[Keldar]]
 
** [[James T. Kirk]], widower of [[Miramanee]]
  
** [[James T. Kirk]], widower of [[Miramanee]]
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** [[Edward M. La Forge]], widower of [[Silva La Forge]]
 
** [[Perrin]], widow of [[Sarek]]
  
** [[Perrin]], widow of [[Sarek]]
 
** [[Clare Raymond]], widow of [[Donald Raymond]]
  
** [[Clare Raymond]], widow of [[Donald Raymond]]
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** [[Benjamin Sisko]], widower of [[Jennifer Sisko]]
  
** [[Benjamin Sisko]], widower of [[Jennifer Sisko]]
 
** [[Lwaxana Troi]], widow of [[Ian Andrew Troi]]
  
** [[Lwaxana Troi]], widow of [[Ian Andrew Troi]]
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** [[Kevin Uxbridge]], widower of [[Rishon Uxbridge]]
 
** [[Janet Wallace]], widow of [[Theodore Wallace]]
  
** [[Janet Wallace]], widow of [[Theodore Wallace]]
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** [[Rima Harewood]], widow of [[Thomas Harewood]]
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** [[Worf]], widower of [[Jadzia Dax]]
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** An unnamed person, widower of [[Marika Wilkarah]]
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** [[Wilkarah's husband 001|An unidentified man]], widower of [[Marika Wilkarah]]
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** [[Amaro's wife 001|An unidentified woman]], widow of [[Amaros]]
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* List of ex-spouses:
  
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** [[Swofford's wife 001|An unidentified woman]], widow of [[Quentin Swofford]]
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** [[Grilka]] and [[Quark]]
  
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** [[Jeyal]] and [[Lwaxana Troi]]
  
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** [[Koss]] and [[T'Pol]]
  
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** [[Prinadora]] and [[Rom]]
  
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** ''[[Jean-Luc Picard]] and [[Beverly Crusher]] ([[alternate timeline]])''
  
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** [[Katherine Pulaski]] and three spouses
  
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** ''[[Leah Brahms]] and her husband ([[alternate timeline]])''
  
 
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* {{Wikipedia|Husband}}
  
* {{Wikipedia|Husband}}
 
* {{Wikipedia|Wife}}
  
* {{Wikipedia|Wife}}
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* {{Wikipedia|Ex-husband}}
  
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* {{Wikipedia|Ex-wife}}
  
 
* {{Wikipedia|Widow}}
  
* {{Wikipedia|Widow}}
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* {{Wikipedia|Widower}}
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* {{wikipedia|Bridegroom}}
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Revision as of 22:33, 16 May 2019

In a family, a spouse was simply a person to whom another was married, generally as a life partner. (ENT: "Babel One"; VOY: "Alter Ego") In many cases, the term may be synonymous with mate. (ENT: "Carbon Creek")

Familial relationships

Female

A female spouse was known as a wife or a bride. A wife whose spouse was deceased was a widow, while a divorced wife was known as an ex-wife. (Star Trek, TOS: "Wolf in the Fold"; VOY: "Fair Haven"; DS9: "Rejoined")

Beverly Crusher became a widow at the age of thirty. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")

Enina Tandro became a widow when her husband, General Ardelon Tandro, died. (DS9: "Dax")

Male

A male spouse was known as a husband or (bride)groom. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren", "Elaan of Troyius"; TNG: "Haven", "Cost of Living", Star Trek Nemesis) A husband of a deceased spouse was a widower, while a divorced husband was known as an ex-husband. (ENT: "Storm Front"; TNG: "Dark Page", "Unification II")

While he and Kevin Riley were beginning to suffer from polywater intoxication in 2266, Hikaru Sulu remarked that, for reasons not yet known to him, he was "sweating like a bridegroom," possibly attributing it to Psi 2000 or Joe Tormolen's death. Riley admitted the same was true of him, too. (TOS: "The Naked Time")

Tavnian weddings required the groom to stand before the bride and, with family and friends as audience, explain why he wished to marry her, thus convincing her to do so. If anyone doubted his sincerity, they could challenge whether the marriage was valid or not. (DS9: "The Muse")

Jadzia Dax, or rather the Dax symbiont, had gone through two Trill weddings as a groom by 2374. (DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited")

Other

Additional terms existed for polygamous relationships, as was the case in the Bolian culture which identified co-husbands. (DS9: "Field of Fire") In the case of Denobulans, one would refer to their spouse as their "third husband", "second wife", etc., or the relationship between two male spouses as "my first wife's third husband." (ENT: "Stigma", "Zero Hour")

Customs

According to T'Pol, in Vulcan culture, "it was customary for a husband and wife to reside together for at least one Vulcan year." (ENT: "Breaking the Ice")

In Trill culture, in order for the symbiont to move on from host to host, it has to learn to let go of the previous host's past, including parents, siblings, children, and spouses. (DS9: "Rejoined", "Afterimage")

On Cardassia, the spouse of an offender was the only friend or family member solely privileged to attend a Cardassian tribunal trial. (DS9: "Tribunal")

In Klingon culture, lovers could be considered “mates” and members of one family even without the formality of a marriage. Despite never marrying, Worf was able to claim K'Ehleyr as his mate and invoked the Right of Vengeance upon her death. (TNG: "Reunion")

Examples

List of spouses

As established in TNG: "Sarek", one of Sarek's sons was also married. However, the names of both the husband and wife have not been canonically established in Star Trek.

List of ex-spouses

List of widows and widowers

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