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wittol

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wit·tol  (wtl)
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.]
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Noun1.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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I have sure spies on the Saxon's motions---To-night they sleep in the convent of Saint Wittol, or Withold, or whatever they call that churl of a Saxon Saint at Burton-on-Trent.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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