n. [ Cot a cottage + quean. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A man who busies himself with affairs which properly belong to women. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A she-cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face?
We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition, character, or conduct of a cotquean. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]