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cicisbeo

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cicisbeo Italian [tʃitʃizˈbɛːo]
n pl -bei [-ˈbɛːi]
(Historical Terms) the escort or lover of a married woman, esp in 18th-century Italy
[Italian, of uncertain origin]
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Dal canto suo la Marchesa Clarice, in mancanza del suo cicisbeo conte Spasimo che si e dichiarato ammalato, ha dovuto farsi scortare al festino da suo marito marchese Lelio, seccatissimo di doverla servire ("Io son venuto a divertirmi .
Giovanni Gherardo De Rossi: un epigono di Goldoni? by Fido, Franco / Italica
 
 
 
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