COURTESAN

courtesan|courtezan. Courtesan, or Courtezan, n. a prostitute, a harlot

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Cour″te‐san (k?r″t?–z?n; 277), n. [[F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court.]] A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. Sir H. Wotton.