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| cour·te·san [ káwrtəzən ] (plural cour·te·sans) |
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high-class prostitute: a prostitute or mistress, especially one associated with a rich, powerful, or upper-class man who provides her with luxuries and status
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French courtisane< Italian cortigiana "female courtier" < corte "court" < Latin cohort- "enclosed space"] |
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