marito-, marit- (Latin: pertaining to a husband or marriage; used as a prefix)

mariticide [muh RIT i sighd]: The murder of a husband by his wife.

maritocratic:

Dominated by the husband.

maritodespotism [mar" i toh DES puh tiz'm]: A ruthless, tyrannical behavior in a husband. The adjective form is maritodespotic

maritogenous:

Caused or precipitated by the husband.

There is a vast difference between the savage and civilized man, but it is never apparent to their wives until after breakfast.
-Helen Roland

maritolegic:

A disease transmitted by the husband.

maritorious:

Excessively devoted to a husband, especially in a self-effacing or submissive way.


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