brothelry

English

Etymology

brothel +‎ -ry

Noun

brothelry (uncountable)

1. prostitution, especially in brothels
   • 1888, John Jewel, The Apology of the Church of England‎^[1]:

     Peter did not thus teach at Rome: Paul did not so live at Rome: they did not practise brothelry, which these do openly: they made not a yearly revenue and profit of harlots: they suffered no common adulterers and wicked murderers to go unpunished.

Anagrams

• brotherly