Courtesan /(k?r"t?-z?n; 277)/

Cour·te·san

Courtesan

n.

[F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court.]

A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
Lasciviously decked like a courtesan.
— Sir H. Wotton.

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