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uˈxoriousness
[f. prec. + -ness.]
The character or quality of being uxorious; doting or submissive fondness of one's wife.
1626Donne Serm. 24 Feb. 12 If he satisfied her, and his owne Vxoriousnesse, any satisfaction is not nothing. 1688S. Penton Guardian's Instruction 26 You may manage your uxoriousness more warily than I have done. 1775H. Downman Infancy ii. 308 Courage may be changed To brutal force;..and tender Nuptial Love To mean Uxoriousness. 1830D'Israeli Chas. I, III. vii. 120 Charles..is accused by all parties of..spiritless uxoriousness and subserviency to his Queen. 1859Tennyson Marr. Geraint 60 A prince whose manhood was all gone, And molten down in mere uxoriousness. |