cicisbeisms
/ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbiːɪzəmz/
noun
- Plural of cicisbeism; multiple instances or types of the practice of a married woman having a recognized male companion.
- The book compares different cicisbeisms across various Italian city-states.
- The museum exhibit highlighted the social rules surrounding various cicisbeisms.
- Scholars have documented several cicisbeisms in the letters of 18th-century aristocrats.