Uxoriousness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           How wouldst thou insult,


           When I must live uxorious to thy will
           In perfect thraldom!                     --Milton.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Ux*o"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --
     {Ux*o"ri*ous*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  uxoriousness
       n : foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's
           wife

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  UXORIOUSNESS, n.  A perverted affection that has strayed to one's own
  wife.
  
  
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