courtesan

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He knew the world too well for that, and he cursed the fate that had bound him body and soul to what he called a courtesan.

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  1. noun A woman prostitute, especially one whose clients are members of a royal court or men of high social standing.

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  1. French courtisane, from Old French, from Old Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano, courtier, from corte, court, from Latin cohors, cohort-; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.
 

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