He chukketh whan he hath a corn yfounde,
And to hym rennen thanne his wyves alle.
Thus roial, as a prince is in his halle.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Nun’s Priest’s Tale. After making love to his wife twenty times, Chauntecleer is cock of the walk, now strolling in full pride with all his wives around him, like a prince in his hall.