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HARLOTRY
prostitution, harlotry, whoredom
(noun) offering sexual intercourse for pay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
harlotry (countable and uncountable, plural harlotries)
The trade of a harlot; prostitution.
Source: Wiktionary
Har"lot*ry, n.
1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Chaucer.
2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness. Dryden.
3. Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art.
4. A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. [Obs.] He sups to-night with a harlotry. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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