courtesan
courtesan · courtesans
куртизанка
куртизанка
Kurtisane
A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clientsA female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
US/ˈkɔɹtɪzən/
Meaning
4 sensesA female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.
Kurtisane
куртиза́нкаkurtizánka, куртиза́нкаkurtizánka
куртиза́нкаkurtyzánka
(dated)The mistress of a royal or noble.
A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the capturing piece is also eliminated.
(archaic)A woman of a royal or noble court.
Hofdame
куртиза́нкаkurtizánka, придво́рнаяpridvórnaja
More definitions
- a woman who cohabits with an important man
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
high-status prostitute:
Русский
By meaning 2
high-status prostitute:
woman of court:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
high-status prostitute:
woman of court:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”), itself from Latin cohors.
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plural: courtesansSynonyms
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1 related wordsDerivedcourtesanship