Cicisbea
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cicisbea is a noun meaning (now chiefly historical) The female companion or lover of a (chiefly married) man, especially in eighteenth-century Italy.
Meaning
(now chiefly historical) The female companion or lover of a (chiefly married) man, especially in eighteenth-century Italy.
Example Sentences
The instant he was taken ill, he was persuaded he should dye, and refused to see anybody; even my neighbour, Anna Frescobaldi, his Cicisbea of 30 years standing was forbid.
Bonducci […] had been actively courting Walpole with such projects as his Italian translation of Alexander Pope's Rape of the Lock, which he dedicated to Horace Walpole's cicisbea Elisabetta Capponi.
Word Forms
- cicisbeas
- cicisbee
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cicisbeo, companioness, concubine, bebee, bibi, friendess.
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