jure uxoris

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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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