wittol
/ˈwɪt(ə)l
/noun archaic
A man who is aware and tolerant of his wife’s infidelity; an acquiescent cuckold.Additionally, Cleopatra brought ruin to Caesar and, later, Mark Anthony, probably making wittols of them both....
- Galafro, King of Spain, persuaded by the words of a chiromantist, who affirmed that his wife would make a wittol of him, builds a tower in which to keep his wife, but she is in the end cozened and enjoyed by Galeotto, the son of Diego, King of Castile.
Origin
Late Middle English: apparently from wit2 + the last syllable (with the loss of -d) of cuckold.