cicisbeo

cicisbeo
/chee'chiz bay"oh/ or, older, /si sis"bee oh'/; It. /chee'cheez be"oh/, n., pl. cicisbei /-bay"ee/ or, older, /-bee ee'/; It. /-be"ee/. (esp. in Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries)
an escort or lover of a married woman.
[ < It]

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