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From Latin iūre (“by right”) uxōris (“of wife”).
jure uxoris (not comparable)
- (law) 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.
