Emma Thompson taught us a new word when asked the quality she most admires in a man in her edition of the Proust questionnaire in July's Vanity Fair. We looked it up in the OED, but the OED is too fucking massive to scan. One of the primary references was in a book by Isaac Disraeli, the father of British Prime Minister Benjamin, about King Charles I, who was accused of the same term because Parliament thought his wife's Catholic upbringing was making him soft on Catholics. (They tried to impeach her.) Here's a clue: Emma sure is whip-smart! Click the pic for the word.

uxoriousness
One entry found.
uxorious

Main Entry:
ux·o·ri·ous Listen to the pronunciation of uxorious Listen to the pronunciation of uxorious
Pronunciation:
\ˌək-ˈsȯr-ē-əs, ˌəg-ˈzȯr-\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Latin uxorius uxorious, uxorial, from uxor wife
Date:
1598

: excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
— ux·o·ri·ous·ly adverb
— ux·o·ri·ous·ness noun

[Merriam-Webster]

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