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uxoriousness |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [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. V
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