Cicisbeo

Origin

Italian cicisbeo

Full definition of cicisbeo

Noun

1. (18th century) A knightly servant of a high-born lady.
2. A married woman's lover; a kept man.
• 1957, Lawrence Durrell, JustineOf 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.

Derived terms

• cicisbeism