The story
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic دَيُّوث (dayyūṯ).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol). Full definition →
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic دَيُّوث (dayyūṯ).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.