Cot-quean
/ˈkɒtkwiːn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man. derogatory, obsolete
"Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!"
- 2 A female cuckold; a cuckquean. derogatory, obsolete
"What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with us."
Example
More examples"Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!"
Etymology
From cot + quean; see cot (“cottage”).