maritorious
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin maritus (“husband”).
Adjective
[edit]maritorious (comparative more maritorious, superlative most maritorious)
- Being fond of one's husband to the point of obsession; excessively doting on one's husband.
- 1607, George Chapman, Bussy D'Ambois:
- Dames maritorious ne'er were meritorious.