wittol
Meanings
Plural: wittols
Noun
- an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it
- A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.
- A bird, the wheatear.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English witewold; likely a blend of witen (“to know”) + cockewold (“cuckold”), equivalent to wit + cuckold.
Scrabble Score: 9
wittol is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordwittol is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wittol is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 10
wittol is a valid Words With Friends word