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courtesan

noun
/kɔːtɪˈzæn//ˈkɔɹtɪzən/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”), itself from Latin cohors.

  1. derived from cohors
  2. derived from cortigiana
  3. borrowed from courtisane

Definitions

  1. A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

    • What wine, what drug, what philtre known of man / Will drown this ancient foe, / Ruthless and ravenous as a courtesan, / Sure as an ant, and slow?

  2. The mistress of a royal or noble.

  3. A woman of a royal or noble court.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the…

      A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the capturing piece is also eliminated.

      • The courtesan moves like a mann, but whatever piece captures her is also removed from the board (unless it’s a king).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA