Wittol Definition

wĭtl
noun
A man who knows of his wife's adultery and tolerates it.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Wittol

Noun

Singular:
wittol
Plural:
wittols

Origin of Wittol

  • Middle English wetewold weten to know (from Old English witan wit2) (coke)wold cuckold cuckold

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English witewold; likely a blend of witen (“to know") + cockewold (“cuckold"), equivalent to wit +"Ž cuckold

    From Wiktionary

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