Definitions for uxorialʌkˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-, ʌgˈzɔr-, -ˈzoʊr-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ux•o•ri•alʌkˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-, ʌgˈzɔr-, -ˈzoʊr-(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.

Origin of uxorial:

1790–1800; < L ūxōri(us) of a wife + -al1

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wifely, wifelike, uxorial(adj)

    befitting or characteristic of a wife

Wiktionary

  1. uxorial(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to a wife, her genes, her relatives.

  2. Origin: From uxorius, from uxor (wife)

Webster Dictionary

  1. Uxorial(adj)

    dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife; uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife


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