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, -cidal, -cide

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Example sentences from the Web for cicisbeo

Mme Boursier, knowing the poverty of her paramour, had paid him as her cicisbeo, squandering upon him her children's patrimony.
She Stands Accused|Victor MacClure
Gozzi means that he had assumed the rle of Cicisbeo to Mme. Ricci.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi|Count Carlo Gozzi
If she has one Cicisbeo, or ten, the whole affair is selon les règles.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847|Various
Love was the great game; every woman had lovers, every married woman openly flaunted her cicisbeo or cavaliere servente.
The Venetian School of Painting|Evelyn March Phillipps

One thing let me tell you; never admit your Cicisbeo to an unlimited familiarity; they are first suspected.
The Sylph, Volume I and II|Georgiana Cavendish

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

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单词	cicisbeo
释义	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, -cidal, -cide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cicisbeo Mme Boursier, knowing the poverty of her paramour, had paid him as her cicisbeo, squandering upon him her children's patrimony. She Stands Accused\|Victor MacClure Gozzi means that he had assumed the rle of Cicisbeo to Mme. Ricci. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi\|Count Carlo Gozzi If she has one Cicisbeo, or ten, the whole affair is selon les règles. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847\|Various Love was the great game; every woman had lovers, every married woman openly flaunted her cicisbeo or cavaliere servente. The Venetian School of Painting\|Evelyn March Phillipps One thing let me tell you; never admit your Cicisbeo to an unlimited familiarity; they are first suspected. The Sylph, Volume I and II\|Georgiana Cavendish 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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