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cicisbeism
[ chee-chiz-bey-iz-uhmor, older use, si-sis-bee- ]
noun
- the social custom of having a cicisbeo, as practiced especially in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cicisbeism1
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Example Sentences
Cicisbeism is not treated in extenso, as it should be, and I also missed the fragrant name of Sophie Arnould.
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She tempts fate when she carries on her gallantries and her Italian cicisbeism under the eyes of Scone Dacres.
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This is a kind of Cicisbeism, recognised and regulated by customary law, and sanctioned by a definite ceremony.
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And it was not as yet vitiated by the institution of Cicisbeism.
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