To see […] a wittol wink at his wife's honesty, and too perspicuous in all other affairs […]
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Wittol
//ˈwɪtəl//
Synonyms for "wittol" (2 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
5 translations across 3 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- cabró noun (man who knows and tolerates his wife’s infidelity)
- marit còmode noun (man who knows and tolerates his wife’s infidelity)
Italian
2 entries- becco noun (man who knows and tolerates his wife’s infidelity)
- cornuto contento noun (man who knows and tolerates his wife’s infidelity)
Welsh
1 entries- cwcwallt trugarog noun (man who knows and tolerates his wife’s infidelity)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
So the Ifrit cried at her, "Thou whorest and makest me a wittol with thine eyes;" and struck her so that her head went flying.
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God help the husband that obliges his wife's least whim: he'll be a wittol ere he's two years wed!
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