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jus mariti

jus mariti noun: a husband's legal rights over his wife.

Noun

jus mariti (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A husband's legal rights over his wife.

Origin of jus mariti

From Latin jus mariti.

Questions about jus mariti

What does jus mariti mean?
Jus mariti means a husband's legal rights over his wife.
What part of speech is jus mariti?
Jus mariti is a noun.

Words near jus mariti in the dictionary

  1. jus accrescendi
  2. jus commune
  3. jus divinum
  4. jus gentium
  5. jus in bello
  6. jus mariti
  7. jus naturale
  8. jus officii
  9. jus primae noctis
  10. jus sanguinis
  11. jus soli

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