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wittol
noun
(
archaic
) A man who knows or even condones his wife's enjoyment of coitus with another man or men, a contented cuckold.
1885
: So the Ifrit cried at her, "Thou whorest and makest me a with thine eyes;" and struck her so that her head went flying. " Sir Richard Burton,
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
, Night 13
1960
: God help the husband that obliges his wife's least whim: he'll be a ere he's two years wed! " w:John Barth, John Barth, "The Sot-Weed Factor"
Etymology:
Middle English
wetewold
, apparently from
wit
+
cuckold, (cuck)old
.
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