mari complaisantn.

Brit.

/ˌmarɪ ˈkɒ̃plɛzɒ̃/, U.S.

/məˈˌri ˌkɑmplɛˈzɑnt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mari complaisant.

Etymology: < French mari complaisant, lit. ‘acquiescent husband’ (undated in French dictionaries) < mari husband (see marry v.) + complaisant complaisant adj.

A husband tolerant of his wife's adultery.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > husband of adulterous wife > complaisant husband

wittol1523

mari complaisant1877

1877 Appletons' Jrnl. Aug. 149/2 He had no taste for the rôle of mari complaisant, and his wife's conduct in public had an unfortunate knack of making him appear to fill the character whether he would or not.

1898 W. J. Locke Idols xv. 211 You are three outstanding people... Hang it all—the mari complaisant—and Merriam is the last man in the world—it beats me altogether.

1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Oct. 673/1 Without being the mari complaisant he has hitherto stood aside, probably seeing much more than he could admit.

1937 M. B. Lowndes Diary 20 Jan. (1971) 145 The unfortunate Mr Simpson was..regarded as un mari complaisant.

1950 D. L. Ames Corpse Diplomatique ix. 72 I don't understand English women. In France there is such a thing as a mari complaisant, but I've never heard of an amant complaisant!

1958 L. Durrell Justine 1. 29 She was reputed to have had many lovers, and Nessim was regarded as a mari complaisant.

1972 P. M. Hubbard Whisper in Glen xii. 115 If you see him as the mari complaisant, you'd better think again... If he knew I was carrying on with you..he'd fling me out.

1994 Jerusalem Post (Electronic ed.) 16 Dec. The mari-complaisant of Camilla, the mistress of the Prince of Wales, is more sinned against than sinning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mari complaisant
释义	mari complaisantn. Brit. /ˌmarɪ ˈkɒ̃plɛzɒ̃/, U.S. /məˈˌri ˌkɑmplɛˈzɑnt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French mari complaisant. Etymology: < French mari complaisant, lit. ‘acquiescent husband’ (undated in French dictionaries) < mari husband (see marry v.) + complaisant complaisant adj. A husband tolerant of his wife's adultery. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > husband of adulterous wife > complaisant husband wittol1523 mari complaisant1877 1877 Appletons' Jrnl. Aug. 149/2 He had no taste for the rôle of mari complaisant, and his wife's conduct in public had an unfortunate knack of making him appear to fill the character whether he would or not. 1898 W. J. Locke Idols xv. 211 You are three outstanding people... Hang it all—the mari complaisant—and Merriam is the last man in the world—it beats me altogether. 1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Oct. 673/1 Without being the mari complaisant he has hitherto stood aside, probably seeing much more than he could admit. 1937 M. B. Lowndes Diary 20 Jan. (1971) 145 The unfortunate Mr Simpson was..regarded as un mari complaisant. 1950 D. L. Ames Corpse Diplomatique ix. 72 I don't understand English women. In France there is such a thing as a mari complaisant, but I've never heard of an amant complaisant! 1958 L. Durrell Justine 1. 29 She was reputed to have had many lovers, and Nessim was regarded as a mari complaisant. 1972 P. M. Hubbard Whisper in Glen xii. 115 If you see him as the mari complaisant, you'd better think again... If he knew I was carrying on with you..he'd fling me out. 1994 Jerusalem Post (Electronic ed.) 16 Dec. The mari-complaisant of Camilla, the mistress of the Prince of Wales, is more sinned against than sinning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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