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Uxorial
Uxorial Ux*o"ri*al, a. [See Uxorious.] Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife. [R.] The speech [of Zipporah, Ex. iv. 25] is not a speech of reproach or indignation, but of uxorial endearment. --Geddes.
Uxoricidal
Uxoricidal Ux*or"i*ci`dal, a. Of or pertaining to uxoricide; tending to uxoricide.
Uxoricide
Uxoricide Ux*or"i*cide, n. [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.] 1. The murder of a wife by her husband. 2. One who murders his wife.
Uxorious
Uxorious Ux*o"ri*ous, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.] Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. ``Uxorious magistrates.' --Milton. How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! --Milton. -- Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n.
Uxoriousness
Uxorious Ux*o"ri*ous, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.] Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. ``Uxorious magistrates.' --Milton. How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! --Milton. -- Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n.

Meaning of UXORI from wikipedia

- Jure uxoris (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife") describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title suo...
- Robert de Brus (July 1243 – before April 1304), 6th Lord of Annandale, jure uxoris Earl of Carrick (1252–1292), Lord of Hartness, Writtle and Hatfield Broad...
- Chamberlain 1460 Succeeded by Lord Hastings Peerage of England Preceded by Thomas Montagu Earl of Salisbury (jure uxoris) 1428–1460 Succeeded by Richard Neville...
- Marck, Duke of Jülich jure uxoris, Cleves, Berg jure uxoris, Count of Mark, also known as de la Marck and Ravensberg jure uxoris (often referred to as Duke...
- three. The husband of a female ruler of Sark is not a consort but is jure uxoris ("by right of (his) wife") a seigneur himself. The title is hereditary,...
- Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently...
- so Walter became Mormaer or Earl of Menteith by right of his wife (jure uxoris). Walter appears to have had a son named Henry who witnessed a charter,...
- Duke of Lancaster, 5th Earl of Lancaster, (6th) Earl of Leicester jure uxoris Blanche of Lancaster 1342–1368 Maud of Lancaster 1340–1362 a.k.a. Matilda...
- Werauhia uxoris is a plant species in the genus Werauhia. This species is endemic to Costa Rica. Luther, Harry E. (1995). "An Annotated Checklist of the...
- Jadwiga of Poland to Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania, who was crowned jure uxoris King of Poland. Their descendant, Sigismund II Augustus, enforced the merger...