COURTESANS

Noun

courtesans

plural of courtesan

Anagrams

• ancestours, auncestors, ctenosaurs

Source: Wiktionary


COURTESAN

Cour"te*san (kr"t-zn; 277), n. Etym: [F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court.]

Definition: A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. Sir H. Wotton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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