'Wittol' definitions:
Definition of 'wittol'
(from WordNet)
noun
An archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it
Definition of 'Wittol'
From: GCIDE
- Wittol \Wit"tol\, n. [Said to be for white tail, and so called in allusion to its white tail; but cf. witwal.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Zool.) The wheatear. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]