A stock character of the English Restoration period, representing a carefree, witty, and sexually irresistible aristocrat known for riotous living and patronage of the arts, as seen in the comedies of the era. The term, a shortened form of "rakehell," describes an elite, witty, and libertine man of the world who used his wealth and sharp tongue to pursue sensual pleasures
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Musicals, plays and
operas associated with the term "Restoration rake"