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bawd
bawd [ bawd ] (plural bawds)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. madam of brothel: a woman who runs a brothel ( archaic )

2. 
Same as  prostituten (sense 1)

[14th century. Probably < Old French baude "bold, lively" < Germanic]
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