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courtesan(dictionary)

courtesan (iou)



courtesan noun. Also courtezan. M16.
[French courtisane from Italian cortigiana fem. of cortigiano courtier, from corte COURT noun1.]
A prostitute, esp. one whose clients are wealthy or upper-class.
courtesanship noun the practice and position of a courtesan, high-class prostitution M19.