wittol

wit·tol

noun \ˈwi-t^əl\

Definition of WITTOL

1

archaic : a man who knows of his wife's infidelity and puts up with it

2

archaic : a witless person

Origin of WITTOL

Middle English wetewold, from weten, witen to know + cokewold cuckold — more at wit

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with WITTOL

brittle, kittle, little, skittle, spital, spittle, tittle, victual, whittle