cicisbeo UK /ˌtʃɪtʃɪzˈbeɪəʊ/US /ˌt͡ʃit͡ʃəzˈbeɪoʊ/ noun1 •(historical) A man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.My old Cicisbee says it would do: & he is (or was poor fellow!) a famous Scholar. — 1784 formscicisbei · cicisbeos