MERETRIX


Meaning of MERETRIX in English

ˈmerə̇(ˌ).triks noun

( plural meretri·ces ˌmerə̇.ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz)

Etymology: Latin, from merēre to earn, gain — more at merit

: prostitute

with my lamentable visits to the Ring at Blackfriars, or to my meretrix in Holland Park — Cyril Connolly

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