English Explanatory Dictionary

courtisanerie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice or profession of being a courtesan.

Word forms

courtisanerie courtisaneries

Etymology

From French courtisanerie, from Middle French, from courtisane + -erie, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”).

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