wit·tol (w t l)n. Archaic A man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity. [Middle English wetewold : weten, to know (from Old English witan; see wit2) + (coke)wold, cuckold; see cuckold.] |
wittol [ˈwɪtəl]
n
Obsolete a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness
[C15 wetewold, from witen to know (see wit2) + -wold, perhaps from cokewold cuckold]
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| Noun | 1. | wittol - an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it cuckold - a man whose wife committed adultery |
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