husbandry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
    farming; agriculture.

WordNet


Hus"band*ry noun
Definitions
  1. Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift.
    There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out. Shak.
  2. The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various branches of agriculture; farming.
    Husbandry supplieth all things necessary for food. Spenser.

Webster 1913