uxorial
/ʌkˈsɔːrɪəl
/adjective
Relating to a wife: she was typecast in uxorial roles...
- The women's auxiliaries articulated an uxorial identity for their members and stressed the importance of well-managed homes with competent wives at the helm.
- Wormholes, the first of my uxorial collaborations, is a game of starship tactics.
- While she never seems to have shied away from revealing every detail about her sex life, on this subject she remains studiously tight-lipped, only hinting about her own uxorial conflicts.
Origin
Early 19th century: from Latin uxor 'wife' + -ial.