"wittol" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪtəl/ Forms: wittols [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtəl Etymology: From Middle English witewold; likely a blend of witen (“to know”) + cockewold (“cuckold”), equivalent to wit + cuckold. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|witewold|}} Middle English witewold, {{m|enm|witen||to know}} witen (“to know”), {{m|enm|cockewold||cuckold}} cockewold (“cuckold”), {{compound|en|wit|cuckold}} wit + cuckold Head templates: {{en-noun}} wittol (plural wittols)
  1. (archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Muscicapids Translations (man who knows and tolerates his wife’s infidelity): marit còmode [masculine] (Catalan), cabró [masculine] (Catalan), cornuto contento [masculine] (Italian), becco [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-wittol-en-noun-aSLQjCv7 Disambiguation of People: 92 8 Disambiguation of Muscicapids: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'man who knows and tolerates his wife’s infidelity': 97 3
  2. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A bird, the wheatear. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-wittol-en-noun-zj1YOyT8 Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wittold Related terms: cuckold, cuckquean, mari complaisant, wittoldry

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