Meaning of cicisbeo | Babel Free
ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbeɪəʊDefinitions
A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.
Equivalents
Examples
“My old Cicisbee says it would do: & he is (or was poor fellow!) a famous Scholar.”
“The office of Cicisbeo is however an intolerably expensive one; especially to our countrymen.”
“Of course a cicisbeo is a normal enough figure in Alexandrian life, but things are going to become socially very boring for you if you go out with those two so much.”
“He accuses the women of having cicisbei, the girls of having lovers.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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