cicisbeo
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cicisbeo
A social role played by a man in post-renaissance Italy. Cicisbeos were the professed public companions or lovers of married noblewomen, and accompanied their mistresses in public functions with their husband’s expressed or tacit approval.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.