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jure uxoris

jure uxoris adverb: by right of wife.

Adverb

jure uxoris (not comparable)

  1. By right of wife.
    • Robert Bruce, whom genealogists name "Robert Bruce IV" (c 1250 - c 1304), 6th Lord of Annandale, was titled Earl of Carrick jure uxoris.

Origin of jure uxoris

From Latin iūre (“by right”) uxōris (“of wife”).

Questions about jure uxoris

What does jure uxoris mean?
Jure uxoris means by right of wife.
What part of speech is jure uxoris?
Jure uxoris is an adverb.

Words near jure uxoris in the dictionary

  1. Jurchenic
  2. Jurchens
  3. Jurczak
  4. Jurczaks
  5. jure divino
  6. jure uxoris
  7. Jurek
  8. Jureks
  9. jurel
  10. jurels
  11. jurema

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