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A man who is aware of and submits to his wife's infidelity.

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Usage examples (26)
  • 413 The perfect stupidity of the old wittol is told with the driest Arab humour.
  • A wittol, a barber, and a bald-headed man travelled together.
  • But now I find I was a gull, a wittol, a woodcock, a mere ninny, a dolt-head,
  • “Thou whorest and makest me a wittol with shine eyes;” and struck her so that her head went flying.
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