Strictly speaking, a cuckold is a man whose wife has illicit sexual affairs. In contemporary usage it is sometimes applied to non-married couples and is sometimes used (incorrectly) for women in the analogous situation (who are correctly termed "cuckqueans.") It is also used today to apply to men and women who experience a masochistic sexual excitement at the idea of their committed partner having sex with someone else.
This later BDSM fetish usage is the most common today. The fetish is generally referred to as "cuckolding." Linguistically this term is incorrect since cuckolds are by definition deceived and unwilling (willing or accepting cuckolds are technically "wittols,) but the pose of reluctance is integral to the fetish thrill.
The term was widely used in medieval European society and literature where fidelity within marriage was strongly propounded by religious leaders and the center of morality tales. In the very patriarchic society of the day, a man who could not dominate his wife at least to the point of sexual exclusivity was seen to have failed on a fundamental level. "Cuckold" enjoyed wide use in Elizabethan and Restoration drama, when the figure and fears of the cuckold was used for both tragic and humorous purposes. The word appears less frequently today outside the fetish usage, although it is still seen in newspapers and legal proceedings as well as artistic criticism and novels.
Yes, that is one use of the term "cuckold", which can also be used as a verb (to make a cuckold of someone).
Cuckold is a noun meaning a man who is married to an unfaithful wife. Cuckold is also a verb meaning to make a cuckold of. Example sentences: In some Greek myths, Zeus cuckolded men with beautiful wives. In Shakespeare's play, Othello was convinced that he was a cuckold. Guinevere and Lancelot cuckolded King Arthur. Only the wittol knows he is no cuckold.
The term is a cuckold.
It depend on whether you are using the word in its dictionary meaning or its contemporary usage in the BDSM fetish world. In the dictionary meaning, the characteristics of a cuckold are that (a) he is man, (b) who is married, (c) whose wife is not sexually monogamous with him, (d) he doesn't know of and/or consent to her affairs. In today's fetish usage, a cuckold is (a) a person of either sex who, (b) gets a masochistic sexual thrill from their partner having sex with someone else.
Cuckold refers to a man whose wife is unfaithful.
An Acteon is an obsolete slang term for a cuckold, a man married to an unfaithful wife.
In traditional usage a cuckold is a man who's wife/girlfriend engages in sexual activity with another male. In word connotes that the cuckold is deceived and unwilling (as opposed to a "wittol," meaning a knowing cuckold reconciled to the situation.) It appears often in medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration literature and is also used in legal proceedings in many English speaking countries. In contemporary usage it is also common in the BDSM fetish community to denote a fetish in which a person (usually but not always male) gets a masochistic sexual thrill from their partner having sex with another person. In this usage a "cuckold male" would be a man who has such a fetish. (The use of the term "cuckold" for women with analogous masochistic inclinations is rarer but not unheard of.)
The female variant of cuckold is cuckquean. However, it should be noted that the connotations of cuckoldry are currently taken to two extremes. There are some men who abhor the idea of being made a cuckold whilst there are others who relish this experience. A man who is a willing cuckold is called a wittol, but the term cuckold is used in fetish circles. (The pleasure of being made a cuckold can either come from the sadomasochistic humiliation of being "forsaken" or from the opportunity to "share" the experience in the form of an open relationship.)
The Magnificent Cuckold was created in 1965.
The opposite of a cuckold is a bull. In the world of cuckolding, a bull is a man who is invited to participate in sexual activities with a cuckold's partner. So, if you're looking to spice things up in the bedroom, maybe consider adding a bull to the mix. But hey, to each their own!
"Cuckold" is pronounced as "kuhk-uhld".
A person can find a cuckold place at the website cuckold place. There is also a tumbler. One can also find support group forums for spouses that have been cuckold situations.