''Et uxor'' is a
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
phrase meaning "and wife", commonly abbreviated "et ux." The term is a legal phrase that is used in lieu of naming the female spouse of a male party to litigation, for example ''
Loving et ux. v. Virginia''. The term remains in contemporary use in American legal documents, especially as related to property and marriage. Many older
property deeds list the owners in the form "John Smith ''et ux''", but in the present day most jurisdictions would indicate both the husband and the wife by name.
See also
* ''
Et vir''
References
Latin legal terminology
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