Definition of "wittol" [wit•tol]

• Archaic A man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity. (noun)

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• "413 The perfect stupidity of the old wittol is told with the driest Arab humour."
• "Other words on the list include 'wittol' - a man who tolerates his wife's unfaithfulness, which has not been much used since the 1940s."
• "“Thou whorest and makest me a wittol with shine eyes;” and struck her so that her head went flying."