Cuckoldry

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband..

Definitions by Sense

1. An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
2. The state of being a cuckold.
3. (zoology) Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.

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How many such-like cuckoldries are there in histories, procured by the Gods against seely mortall men?

By the end of 2017, it was clear that Homo politicus, like his allies in Hollywood and the media, tends not towards cuckoldry but a 21st-century equivalent of the droit du seigneur.

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