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maris complaisants

maris complaisants is the plural of mari complaisant.

Meaning of mari complaisant

Noun

mari complaisant (plural maris complaisants)

  1. A husband who tolerates his spouse's adultery.
    • She was reputed to have had many lovers, and Nessim was regarded as a mari complaisant.1957, Lawrence Durrell, Justine
    Synonyms:
    wittol

Questions about maris complaisants

What is maris complaisants the plural of?
Maris complaisants is the plural of mari complaisant.

Words near maris complaisants in the dictionary

  1. mariposites
  2. mariptiline
  3. mariput
  4. mariputs
  5. Maris
  6. maris complaisants
  7. Marisa
  8. marisca
  9. mariscada
  10. mariscadas
  11. Mariscal

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