cicisbeo
[ chee-chiz-bey-oh or, older use, si-sis-bee-oh; Italian chee-cheez-be-oh ]
/ ˌtʃi tʃɪzˈbeɪ oʊ or, older use, sɪˈsɪs biˌoʊ; Italian ˌtʃi tʃizˈbɛ oʊ /
noun, plural ci·cis·be·i [chee-chiz-bey-ee or, older use, si-sis-bee-ee; Italian chee-cheez-be-ee] /ˌtʃi tʃɪzˈbeɪ i or, older use, sɪˈsɪs biˌi; Italian ˌtʃi tʃizˈbɛ i/. (esp. in Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries)
an escort or lover of a married woman.
Origin of cicisbeo
From Italian
Words nearby cicisbeo
cicerone,
ciceronian,
ciceronianism,
cichlid,
cicisbeism,
cicisbeo,
ciclopirox olamine,
ciclosporin,
cid,
cid, el,
cider
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British Dictionary definitions for cicisbeo
cicisbeo
/ Italian (tʃitʃizˈbɛːo) /
noun plural -bei (-ˈbɛːi)
the escort or lover of a married woman, esp in 18th-century Italy
Word Origin for cicisbeo
C18: Italian, of uncertain origin