Regency Lexicon: Cuckold
Regencies describing adulterous females are wont to use the word cuckold. Where does the term come from? mid-13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see Continue
Regencies describing adulterous females are wont to use the word cuckold. Where does the term come from? mid-13c., kukewald, from O.Fr. cucuault, from cocu (see Continue
mawk·ish (môksh) adj. 1. Excessively and objectionably sentimental. 2. Sickening or insipid in taste. Sense of “sickly sentimental” is first recorded 1702. [From Middle English mawke, Continue
The word chit, used to refer to a saucy or impertinent young girl, is commonly found in the pages of hist-ro. Our rakehell hero might Continue
I am a bit of an etymology buff. Words are like a comfort food for me–and semantics a deliciously warm bubble bath. So in this Continue