Definition of artisan. 1  1 : a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson a skilled artisan. 2  2 : a person or company that produces something (such as cheese or wine) in limited quantities often using traditional methods âoften used before another noun artisan breads.
PHOTO: Everett Collection. Once upon a time, cheating was defined only as a physical affair in which two people engaged in sexual activities outside their primary relationship. Today there are various definitions of cheating, ranging from emotional to physical, and steps in between. In some parts of the world (bonjour, France!), having a lover outside your relationship isn't necessarily stigmatized or unusual.
In the ecclesiastical courts, adultery was any act of sexual intercourse by a married person with someone not his or her spouse. The act was considered wrongful regardless of whether the other person was married. At Common Law, adultery was wrongful intercourse between a married woman and any man other than her husband.