WITTOL

wittol

(noun) an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife’s infidelity but tolerates it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wittol (plural wittols)

(archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a cuckold.

(UK, dialect, obsolete) A bird, the wheatear.

Source: Wiktionary


Wit"tol, n. Etym: [Said to be for white tail, and so called in allusion to its white tail; but cf. witwal.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The wheatear. [Prov. Eng.]

2. A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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