uxorial
pronunciation
How to pronounce uxorial in British English:
UK [ʌkˈsɔ:riəl]
How to pronounce uxorial in American English:
US [ʌkˈsɔriəl, -ˈsor-, ʌɡˈzɔr-, -ˈzor-]
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- Adjective:
- of or befitting or characteristic of a wife
Word Origin
- uxorial (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to a wife," 1778, from Latin uxoris (see uxorious) + -al (1). Sometimes is used in the sense of uxorius. We still say that a husband hangs out the broom when his wife goes from home for a short time; and on such occasions a broom besom has been exhibited as a signal that the house was freed from uxorial restraint, and where the master might be considered as a temporary bachelor. [Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, notes to "The Tempest," 1778]