uxor
Americannoun
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The placeus uxor is sadly out of place in a soldier's life.
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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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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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The use of the word "uxor" is no certain proof that he was alive at the time.
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