courtesan

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano ‘courtier’, from corte ‘court’.

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  • IPA: /ˈkɔ:tɪzæn/

[edit] Noun

Singular
courtesan

Plural
courtesans

courtesan (plural courtesans)

  1. (archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.
  2. (dated) The mistress of a royal or noble.
  3. A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients

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woman of court
mistress
high-status prostitute
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  • Manx: streebagh gv(gv)
  • Nahuatl: āhuiyani nah(nah)
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  • Russian: куртизанка ru(ru) (kurtizánka) f.
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