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uxoriousness

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Uxorious \Ux*o"ri*ous\, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.]
   Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a
   dependent husband. ``Uxorious magistrates.'' --Milton.

         How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to
         thy will In perfect thraldom!            --Milton.
   -- {Uxo*o"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ux*o"ri*ous*ness}, {n}.

Source : WordNet®

uxoriousness
     n : foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's
         wife
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