brothelry

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UK/ˈbɹɒθəlɹi/US/ˈbɹɔθəlɹi/

noun

Prostitution, especially in brothels.

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Meanings

nounbrothelry (uncountable)
  1. uncountableProstitution, especially in brothels.

    Peter did not thus teach at Rome: Paul did not so live at Rome: they did not practise brothelry, which these do openly: they made not a yearly revenue and profit of harlots: they suffered no common adulterers and wicked murderers to go unpunished.

    1888, John Jewel, The Apology of the Church of England

Origin

From brothel + -ry.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

brotherly
Cite this entry
APA

brothelry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brothelry

MLA

“brothelry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brothelry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brothelry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brothelry.

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