2. A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
wittol — [wit′ l] n. [LME wetewold, formed, based on cokewold (see CUCKOLD) < witen, to know: see WIT2] Archaic a man who knows of his wife s adultery and tolerates it … English World dictionary
wittol — noun /ˈwɪtəl/ A man who knows or even condones his wifes enjoyment of coitus with another man or men, a contented cuckold. To see [...] a wittol wink at his wifes honesty, and too perspicuous in all other affairs [...] … Wiktionary
wittol — noun Etymology: Middle English wetewold, from weten, witen to know + cokewold cuckold more at wit Date: 15th century 1. archaic a man who knows of his wife s infidelity and puts up with it 2. archaic a witless person … New Collegiate Dictionary
wittol — /wit l/, n. Archaic. a man who knows of and tolerates his wife s infidelity. [1400 50; late ME wetewold, equiv. to wete WIT2 + (coke)wold CUCKOLD] * * * … Universalium
wittol — see witol … Old to modern English dictionary
wittol — n. man that is uncomplaining about his wife s infidelities (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
wittol — wit·tol … English syllables
wittol — wit•tol [[t]ˈwɪt l[/t]] n. archaic a man who knows of and tolerates his wife s infidelity • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME wetewold=wete wit II+(coke)wold cuckold … From formal English to slang
wittol — A man who meakly accepts his wife s adultery … Grandiloquent dictionary
wittol — /ˈwɪtl/ (say witl) noun Obsolete a man who knows of and tolerates his wife s infidelity. {Middle English wetewold, from wete wit2 (verb) + wold, modelled on cokewold cuckold} …
