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wittol

 
Dictionary: wit·tol   (wĭt'l) pronunciation

n. Archaic
A man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity.

[Middle English wetewold : weten, to know (from Old English witan; see wit2) + (coke)wold, cuckold; see cuckold.]


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1) a husband who accepts his wife's infidelity
2) a stupid person; a person with no wits, not even a half-wit
 
 
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