wittol Hear it!

wittol Definition

wit·tol (wit'l)

noun

Archaic a man who knows of his wife's adultery and tolerates it

Etymology: LME wetewold, formed, based on cokewold (see cuckold) < witen, to know: see wit

Browse dictionary entries near wittol

  1. witting
  2. Wittig
  3. witticism
  4. Wittgenstein
  5. Wittenberg
  6. -witted
  7. witnessed
  8. witness stand
  9. witness
  10. witling
  1. witty
  2. Witwatersrand
  3. wive
  4. wives
  5. wiz
  6. WIZ Commands
  7. wizard
  8. wizardry
  9. Wizards
  10. wizen