Definition of Cuckoldry

1. Noun. The practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women.

Generic synonyms: Score, Sexual Conquest

Definition of Cuckoldry

1. n. The state of being a cuckold; the practice of making cuckolds.

Definition of Cuckoldry

1. Noun. An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband. ¹

2. Noun. The state of being a cuckold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cuckoldry

1. [n -RIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuckoldry

cubooctahedrons
cubozoan
cubozoans
cubs
cubulations
cuchifrito
cuchifritos
cucking stool
cuckold
cuckolded
cuckolding
cuckoldly
cuckoldom
cuckoldoms
cuckoldries
cuckoldry (current term)
cuckolds
cuckoldy
cuckoo
cuckoo's nest
cuckoo-bumblebee
cuckoo-dove
cuckoo-doves
cuckoo bread
cuckoo clock
cuckoo clocks
cuckoo dove
cuckoo flower
cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs
cuckoo sign

Literary usage of Cuckoldry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trends, Risk, & Interventions in Lethal Violence: Proceedings of the Third edited by Carolyn Block (1995)
"A man is vulnerable to cuckoldry as a result of his wife's infidelity, for example, only when she is fertile; while he may be concerned to protect a ..."

2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"359, it is remarked of cuckoldry, "The Romans were honourable, ... He only that consents and is pimp to his own cuckoldry is really infamous and base. ..."

3. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1841)
"359, it is remarked of cuckoldry, " The Romans were honourable, ... He only that consents and is pimp to his own cuckoldry is really infamous and base. ..."

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