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Significats de mari complaisant en anglès

A man who tolerates his wife or a close woman to have sexual relations with another.

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        Examples for "wittol"
        Examples for "wittol"
        1
        A wittol, a barber, and a bald-headed man travelled together.
        The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 19,...
        2
        When Er Razi heard this, he said, 'Yonder wittol lusteth after my wife; but I will do him a mischief.'
        Tales from the Arabic — Volume 02
        3
        Here's curtain time close upon us, and you come like a wittol scattering your mad questions like the crazed Ophelia her flowers.
        No Great Magic
        4
        And even your name, dear reader-Lord Whitehall-mightreally come from Wittol.
        The Life of Lazarillo of Tormes: His Fortunes and Misfortunes as...
        5
        And all the men of this province are made wittols of by their wives in this way.
        The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
        Ús de mari complaisant en anglès
        1
        He was the ultimate mari complaisant: he and Turgenev became close friends, often going hunting together.
        The Guardian