English Dictionary

cot-quean

/ˈkɒtkwiːn/

noun

(obsolete, derogatory) A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man. / (obsolete, derogatory) A female cuckold; a cuckquean.

She was known as a cot-quean in the 17th century.

意味（1）

(obsolete, derogatory) A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man.

Go, you cot-quean, go.

Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!

意味（2）

(obsolete, derogatory) A female cuckold; a cuckquean.

What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with us.