COURTESAN


Meaning of COURTESAN in English

/kawr"teuh zeuhn, kohr"-, kerr"-/ , n.

a prostitute or paramour, esp. one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.

Also, courtezan .

[ 1540-50; courtisane cortigiana, lit., woman of the court, deriv. of corte COURT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .