skimmington
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- skimmity-ride (the procession)
- skimitry
Noun edit
skimmington (plural skimmingtons)
- (obsolete) A person impersonating his/her offending spouse in a procession with the aim of ridicule.
- (obsolete) A ludicrous procession for the purpose of ridiculing a person's offending spouse.
- (obsolete) A cuckold.
References edit
- OED 2nd edition 1989