Joseph

  1. Proper noun.  (biblical character) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel.
  2. Proper noun.  (context, Christianity) The husband of Virgin Mary in the New Testament.
  3. Proper noun.  (context, Christianity) (w, Joseph of Arimathea) ; man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus.
  4. Proper noun.  (given name, male) , popular as a middle name.
  5. 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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