LORETTE

Etymology

Noun

lorette (plural lorettes)

(dated) A woman of low morals, especially associated with the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette district of Paris.

Source: Wiktionary

Lo`rette", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers, and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette, in Paris, near which many of them resided.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition