cicinnus (sisinus)

Same as cincinnus. cicisbeism (si-sis'bē-izm), n. [ The enormous wickedne and utter paganism of the Borgias and Medici seem almost respectable when compared with the reign of cicisbeism and Jesuitry. Athenœum, No. 3084, p. 737. cicisbeo (si-sis'bē-ō; It. pron. chē-chēs-bā'ō), n. [It. (> F. cicisbée , sigisbée ), said to be chic he , small, little, + beau , beautiful: see beau , belle .] 1. In Italy, since the seventeenth century, the name given to a profe ed gallant and attendant of a married woman; one who dangles about women. Lady T. You know I admit you as a lover no farther than fashion sanctions. Joseph S. True-a mere platonic cicisbeo - what every wife is entitled to. Sheridan, School for Scandal, ii. 2. 21. A bow of silk or ribbon with long pendent ends attached to a walking-stick, the hilt of a sword, or the handle of a fan. Smollett .