### Question
What does spouse mean?


### Answer
**Spouse** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 416*:

> a wife as defined in subsection (b) of this section or a husband as defined in subsection (f) of this section

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 416*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER II-FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS**

