ADULTERY


Meaning of ADULTERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rē ]

noun

( plural -ter·ies )

Etymology: Middle English, alteration of avoutrie, from Anglo-French avulterie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back-formation from adulterare

Date: 15th century

: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband ; also : an act of adultery

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