A derisive name for the husband of an unfaithful wife, ‘cuckold’ derives from analogy with the female cuckoo, whose practice of laying eggs in another bird’s nest was associated with infidelity. Cuckolds populate Medieval and...

A cuckold is a married man whose wife has sex with other men. In current usage it sometimes refers to non-married couples in committed relationships as well, although the traditional meaning is a man whose wife is...