Courtesan

Pronunciation

• non-rhotic IPA: /ˈkɔːtɪzæn/
• rhotic IPA: /ˈkɔɹtɪzæn/

Origin

From French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano ‘courtier’, from corte ‘court’.

Full definition of courtesan

Noun

1. (archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.
2. (dated) The mistress of a royal or noble.
3. A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients

Anagrams

• acentrous
• ancestour
• auncestor
• courantes
• nectarous