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cuckoldom|ˈkʌkəldəm|
[f. as prec. + -dom.]
1. The state or position of a cuckold.
1678Dryden Limberham v. i, He takes Pains enough o'conscience for his Cuckoldom; and, by my Troth, has earn'd it fairly. 1708Brit. Apollo No. 27. 2/2 Horns should be the Badge of Cuckholdom. 1813Examiner 22 Feb. 123/2 Cuckoldom has been a good joke from time immemorial.
†2. = cuckoldry 1. Obs.
1680Dryden Span. Friar (J.), She is thinking on nothing but her colonel, and conspiring cuckoldom against me. 1711Addison Spect. No. 16 ⁋3 It is not my Design to be a Publisher of Intrigues and Cuckoldoms. 1756–82J. Warton Ess. Pope (1782) I. v. 282 To recommend cuckoldom, and palliate adultery, is their usual intent. |