jure uxoris
By right of wifeBy right of wife.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)By right of wife.
Robert Bruce, whom genealogists name "Robert Bruce IV" (c 1250 - c 1304), 6th Lord of Annandale, was titled Earl of Carrick jure uxoris.
Origin
From Latin iūre (“by right”) uxōris (“of wife”).From Latin iūre (“by right”) uxōris (“of wife”).
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