uxoriousness

Then, like a shadow, past the people’s talk / And accusation of uxoriousness / Across her mind, and bowing over him, / Low to her own heart piteously she said:

1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Enid”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 5

Mr. Dougherty had intended to make the outing with his unwonted wife an inconspicuous one. Uxoriousness was a weakness that the precepts of the Caribs did not countenance.

1903–1906, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Dougherty’s Eye-opener”, in The Voice of the City, complete edition, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company, published 1908, →OCLC, pages 32–33

There were times when it seemed that the comedy, verging though it did on the wildest farce, might include a certain reflection upon the sin of uxoriousness.

1918 August 6, “‘Keep Her Smiling’ wins at the Astor”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

He is the embodiment of uxoriousness, frequently turning the conversation back to Cath […]

1998 November 22, “An angel at my table”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC

Boden's uxoriousness, his belief that the mother of your children is still desirable, has defined his brand.

2003 May 14, Janice Turner, “Boden's way”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC