courtisanerie

English

Etymology

From Middle French courtisane + -erie, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”).

Noun

courtisanerie (plural courtisaneries)

1. The practice or profession of being a courtesan.

References

• “courtesan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. (etymology of courtesan)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ.ti.zan.ʁi/

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Noun

courtisanerie f (plural courtisaneries)

1. any action taken by a group of courtiers

Further reading

• “courtisanerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.