Main Entry: cuck·old
Pronunciation: \ˈkə-kəld, -(ˌ)kōld\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English cokewold
Date: 13th century
: a man whose wife is unfaithful
— cuckold transitive verb
Main Entry: adul·ter·ess
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rəs\
Variant(s): also adul·tress \-trəs\
Function: noun
Date: 1577
: a woman who commits adultery
Main Entry: adul·tery
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural adul·ter·ies
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of avoutrie, from Anglo-French avulterie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back-formation from adulterare
Date: 15th century
: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband ; also : an act of adultery
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