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Uxorious
(Ux*o"ri*ous) a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.] Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. "Uxorious magistrates." Milton.

How wouldst thou insult,
When I must live uxorious to thy will
In perfect thraldom!
Milton.

Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly, adv.Ux*o"ri*ous*ness, n.

Uzema
(||U"ze*ma) n. A Burman measure of twelve miles.