Covent Garden abbess
Covent Garden abbess · Covent Garden abbesses
A procuress; a woman who procures customers for prostitutesA procuress; a woman who procures customers for prostitutes.
Meaning
1 senses(British, archaic, slang)A procuress; a woman who procures customers for prostitutes.
сво́дницаsvódnica
Translations
4 languagesРусский
procuress:
Origin
A reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent GarA reference to the brothels and prostitutes that were once common in and around Covent Garden in London.
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Forms
plural: Covent Garden abbesses| Singular | Covent Garden abbess |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedabbess
See also
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