uxorial \uk-SOR-ee-ul\ adjective
Meaning: of, relating to, or characteristic of a wife

Bernard Fothring was a simple man, of simple needs. He rose at half eight, had his breakfast at half nine, and left the house at half ten. He ran his life by a simple, steady routine, and he remained content. Never enthusiastic, never depressed, but always content. His wife was quite a different matter. She ran a sporadic gamut of events every day, each little drama more dramatic than the last. Even the way she referred to her husband changed daily. Sometimes he would be darling, or pops; at other times he was husband, or Bernard. Even the way she said Bernard changed. This Monday it sounded distinctly like Burn-hard. But on Tuesday it was Ben-urd. Everyone assumed it was because she was French, but even in her little hometown she was known as quite the oddball.
Bernard Fothring put up with these uxorial ramblings and confusions, though, much to the bewilderment of everyone. When asked whether his wife vexed him, he simply replied that he did not mind. It left his family, his friends, his servants, and his neighbours utterly confounded. But, then, they didn't know about Bernard's boyfriend, Marco.