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Webster 1913 Edition

Courtesan

Cour′te-san

(k?r′t?-z?n; 277)

,

Noun.

[F.

courtisane

, fr.

courtisan

courtier, It.

cortigiano

; or directly fr. It.

cortigiana

, or Sp.

cortesana

. See

.]

A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.

Lasciviously decked like a

courtesan

.

Sir H. Wotton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Courtesan

COURTESAN

,

Noun.

A prostitute; a woman who prostitutes herself for hire, especially to men of rank.