putage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French putage.

Noun

putage (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Prostitution, copulation or lewdness by a woman.

Synonyms

• putery

References

• “putage”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Old French

Alternative forms

• putaige

Etymology

pute +‎ -age.

Noun

putage oblique singular, m (oblique plural putages, nominative singular putages, nominative plural putage)

1. debauchery (immoral sexual behavior)