wittol

/ˈwɪtəl/
noun
  1. A man who knows his wife is unfaithful to him but does not object or take action.
    • No one respected the wittol, as he seemed content to look the other way.
    • In the old play, the wittol ignores his wife's affairs to keep the peace at home.
    • The townspeople whispered that he was a wittol, but he never confronted his wife.
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