Cuckold etymology
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) derisive name for a man whose wife is false to him, husband of an adulteress, early 13c. , kukewald, cokewold , from old french cucuault , from cocu (see cuckoo ) pejorative suffix -ault , of germanic origin. The word cuckold derives from the cuckoo bird, alluding to its habit of laying its eggs in other birds nests. The association is common in medieval folklore, literature, and iconography. ) derisive name for a man whose wife is false to him, husband of an adulteress, early 13c. Cuckolder (plural cuckolders) a male of certain kinds of fish that interrupts a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female. Cuckoldry meaning adultery as affecting the honor of the husband, from cuckold (n.). Cuckoldress (plural cuckoldresses) a female cuckolder a woman who cuckolds her husband or partner.