UXOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife

Synonyms:

ux.; uxor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("uxor" is a kind of...):

married woman; wife (a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

uxorial (befitting or characteristic of a wife)