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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