complaisant husband

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• mari complaisant — foreign term Etymology: French complaisant husband ; cuckold who accepts his wife s infidelity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• mari complaisant — /ma rē kɔ̃ ple zãˈ/ (French) noun A husband tolerant of his wife s infidelity ORIGIN: Fr, literally, obliging husband …   Useful english dictionary

• mari complaisant — noun A husband who tolerates his wifes adultery. She was reputed to have had many lovers, and Nessim was regarded as a mari complaisant …   Wiktionary

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• ma|ri com|plai|sant — «ma REE kn pleh zan», French. 1. a husband who puts up with an unfaithful wife; cuckold. 2. (literally) complaisant husband …   Useful english dictionary

• lover —    an extramarital sexual partner    Usually of a man on a regular basis, for which it is standard English:     In a marriage, if the lover begins to be bored with the complaisant husband, he can always provoke a scandal. (G. Greene, 1978)    The …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

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• com|plai´sant|ness — com|plai|sant «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable,… …   Useful english dictionary

• com|plai´sant|ly — com|plai|sant «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable,… …   Useful english dictionary

• com|plai|sant — «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable, courteous. 2. =… …   Useful english dictionary