Wittol
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɪtəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wittol is a noun meaning (UK, dialect, obsolete) A bird, the wheatear.
Meaning
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A bird, the wheatear.
More Meanings
- (archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.
Example Sentences
To see […] a wittol wink at his wife's honesty, and too perspicuous in all other affairs […]
God help the husband that obliges his wife's least whim: he'll be a wittol ere he's two years wed!
So the Ifrit cried at her, "Thou whorest and makest me a wittol with thine eyes;" and struck her so that her head went flying.
Word Forms
- wittols
- wittold
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wittold, wench, co-wife, co-husband, cuckold, adulterer.
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