mari complaisant

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mari complaisant

/ˌmaɹi ˈkɒ̃(m)plɛzɒ̃/ UK
/ˌmaɹi kɒ̃(m)plɛˈzɒ̃/ UK
/məˌɹi kɑmplɛˈzɑnt/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from French mari complaisant.

noun maris complaisants

A husband who tolerates his spouse's adultery. She was reputed to have had many lovers, and Nessim was regarded as a mari complaisant.
Similar: wittol

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noun husband who tolerates his wife's adultery

中文	乌龟 wūguī, 戴绿帽子的人 lǜmàozi
Português	corno manso
Français	mari complaisant
Deutsch	Cuckold
Русский	муж, закрыва́ющий глаза́ на неве́рность жены́ muž, zakryvájuščij glazá na nevérnostʹ žený

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@misc{mari_complaisant_2026,
  title = {mari complaisant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mari%20complaisant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}