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.]
wittol
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wit·tol (wĭt'l)  |
| Obscure Words: wittol |
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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