jure uxoris

English

Etymology

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

Adverb

jure uxoris (not comparable)

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