wittol

[ wit-l ]

/ ˈwɪt l /

noun Archaic.

a man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity.

Origin of wittol

1400–50; late Middle English wetewold, equivalent to wetewit² + (coke)woldcuckold

Words nearby wittol

Wittgenstein, Wittgensteinian, Wittgenstein, Ludwig, witticism, witting, wittol, witty, Witwatersrand, wive, wivern, wives

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Example sentences from the Web for wittol

Wittol, wit′ol, n. one who knows his wife's faithlessness, and submits to it.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
We jest had180 time to wittol the boats and stand for the shore.
The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3|William Clark Russell
A wittol, a barber, and a bald-headed man travelled together.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
There are cases in which we may pretend to sleep; but the wittol rule has some sense in it, Non omnibus dormio.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

She would not quit the estate and title of the wittol who had wedded her.
Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for wittol

wittol

/ (ˈwɪtəl) /

noun

obsolete a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness

Word Origin for wittol

C15 wetewold, from witen to know (see wit ²) + -wold, perhaps from cokewold cuckold

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单词	wittol
释义	wittol [ wit-l ] / ˈwɪt l / noun Archaic. a man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity. Origin of wittol 1400–50; late Middle English wetewold, equivalent to wetewit² + (coke)woldcuckold Words nearby wittol Wittgenstein, Wittgensteinian, Wittgenstein, Ludwig, witticism, witting, wittol, witty, Witwatersrand, wive, wivern, wives Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wittol Wittol, wit′ol, n. one who knows his wife's faithlessness, and submits to it. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various We jest had180 time to wittol the boats and stand for the shore. The Wreck of the Grosvenor, Volume 2 of 3\|William Clark Russell A wittol, a barber, and a bald-headed man travelled together. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various There are cases in which we may pretend to sleep; but the wittol rule has some sense in it, Non omnibus dormio. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke She would not quit the estate and title of the wittol who had wedded her. Kenilworth\|Sir Walter Scott British Dictionary definitions for wittol wittol / (ˈwɪtəl) / noun obsolete a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness Word Origin for wittol C15 wetewold, from witen to know (see wit ²) + -wold, perhaps from cokewold cuckold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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