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.

 

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