English
Etymology
Middle English wetewold, apparently from wit + cuckold|(cuck)old.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�wɪt�l/
Noun
en-noun
- archaic A man who knows or even condones his wife's enjoyment of coitus with another man or men, a contented cuckold.
#*1885: 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. � Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Night 13
#*1960: God help the husband that obliges his wife's least whim: he'll be a wittol ere he's two years wed! � w:John Barth|John Barth, "The Sot-Weed Factor"
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