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cicisbei

cicisbei is the plural of cicisbeo.

Meaning of cicisbeo

Noun

cicisbeo (plural cicisbeos or cicisbei)

  1. (historical) A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.
    • My old Cicisbee says it would do: & he is (or was poor fellow!) a famous Scholar.1784 December 7, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana

Questions about cicisbei

What is cicisbei the plural of?
Cicisbei is the plural of cicisbeo.

Words near cicisbei in the dictionary

  1. cicinni
  2. cicinnus
  3. cicisbea
  4. cicisbee
  5. cicisbees
  6. cicisbei
  7. cicisbeism
  8. cicisbeo
  9. cicisbeos
  10. ciclacillin
  11. ciclafrine

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