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William Hupy
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Uxorious

Postby William Hupy » Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:25 pm

I know this has been submitted previously. However, I can’t resist, as someone I corresponded with used this ancient Latin word appropriately. Unusually fond of or submissive to a wife. I don’t know if the root had traction in any other language. As far as I know, which isn’t far, no Romance languages picked this up. Anyone?
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Re: Uxorious

Postby Slava » Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:50 am

I just took a gander at other sites to see what I could see, and found out about uxoricide, the killing of one's wife. Odd that I don't seem to have come across that earlier.

Is there a male-directed version for uxorious? I know there are matrilineal societies, so perhaps there is such?
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