uxorious Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife

WordNet


Ux*o"ri*ous adjective
Etymology
L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913