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Webster 1913 Edition
Prostitution
Prosˊti-tu′tion
,Noun.
[L.
prostitutio
: cf. F. prostitution
.] 1.
The act or practice of prostituting or offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a woman.
2.
The act of setting one’s self to sale, or of devoting to infamous purposes what is in one's power;
“Mental prostitution.” as, the
prostitution
of abilities; the prostitution
of the press. Byron.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prostitution
PROSTITU'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act or practice of offering the body to an indiscriminate intercourse with men; common lewdness of a female.2.
The act of setting one's self to sale, or offering one's self to infamous employments; as the prostitution of talents or abilities.