Uxorial
/ʌkˈsɔː.ri.əl/noun
Relating to a wife or the relationship between a wife and husband.
Did you know?The Latin adjective uxorius could mean not only “of a wife,” but also “too devoted or submissive to one’s wife,” revealing an old stereotype of the henpecked husband.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
uxor
“Wife”
Classical Latin
Latin
uxorius
“Of a wife; belonging to or associated with a wife; sometimes overly devoted to a wife”
Late Latin
Latin
uxorialis
“Relating to a wife or marriage through the wife”
17th Century
English
uxorial
“Relating to a wife”
Modern English
English
uxorial
“Concerning a wife or the relationship between spouses”
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