Etymology

maison de tolérance

Today it means: A licensed brothel. Full definition →

French maison de tolérance
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  1. French · borrowed frommaison de tolérance
  2. French · borrowed frommaison de tolérance
  3. English todaymaison de tolérance

Borrowed from French maison de tolérance.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmaison de tolérance all →

house of tolerance

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