1. The plural of cicisbeism; instances or practices of the relationship between a married woman and her male companion or lover, especially in 18th-century Italian society.
Usage: archaic; historical; chiefly Italian context

Examples

• The cicisbeisms of Venice were well documented in 18th-century travel accounts.
• Historians study the cicisbeisms of the Italian aristocracy to understand social customs of that era.
• Such cicisbeisms were tolerated by society in ways that would have been scandalous in other European countries.