uxor

[ uhk-sawr, -sohr, uhg-zawr, -zohr ]

noun

, Latin.

1. wife (used chiefly in the legal phrase et uxor ).

Example Sentences

The placeus uxor is sadly out of place in a soldier's life.

From Project Gutenberg

And so forth. ut dict., ut dictum=As said. ut sup., ut supra=As above. ux., uxor=Wife.   v., versus=Against; vide=See; Verb; Verse; Volume; Viscount.

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The imperiousness of a 'dotata uxor,' and the spirit of rebellion thereby aroused in the mind of her husband, are themes treated with grim humour in many of the dramas.

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If I am beaten, I lose both a placens uxor and the pot of money.

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Accordingly, uxor belongs to the man; conjux is on a par with the man; uxor refers to an every-day marriage, like wife; conjux, to a marriage between people of rank, like consort.

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