What Does Jure Uxoris?

: in or by the right of a wife (as in a conveyance by a husband at common law of his wife's estate)

What is a jure uxoris king?

Jure uxoris (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife") describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title suo jure ("in her own right").

What does uxoris?

Freebase. Jure uxoris. Jure uxoris is a Latin term that means "by right of his wife" or "in right of a wife". It is commonly used to refer to a title held by a man whose wife holds it in her own right. Similarly, the husband of an heiress could become the possessor of her lands jure uxoris, "by right of [his] wife".