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courtesan

cour·te·san

UK/kɔːtɪˈzæn/ US/ˈkɔːtɪzæn/ uncommon archaic dated

noun

1.

a woman who cohabits with an important man

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”), itself from Latin cohors.

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