Pronounced: ZOWNDZ, interjection
Notes: I have heard this word only, but I did not know much about it
Yesterday’s word
The word uxorial means “of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1700s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Latin root word uxor (wife). I have run across legal documents describing, for example, “Mr Anderson et ux Carol” (literally “Mr Anderson and wife Carol”).
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