Joseph
- Proper noun. (biblical character) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
- Proper noun. (context, Christianity) The husband of Virgin Mary in the New Testament.
- Proper noun. (context, Christianity) (w, Joseph of Arimathea) ; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
- Proper noun. (given name, male) , popular as a middle name.
- Noun. (context, sometimes capitalised) A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front.
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