Definition of husbanding:
(n) :
A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
(n) :
(UK) A manager of property; one who has the care of another's belongings, owndom, or interests; a steward; an economist.
(n) :
(somewhat dated) The master of a house; the head of a family; a householder.
(n) :
The male of a pair of animals.
(n) :
A tiller of the ground; a husbandman.
(v) :
(transitive) To manage or administer carefully and frugally; use to the best advantage; economise.