courtesanship

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noun

The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English courtesan →
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Meanings

nouncourtesanship (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a courtesan; harlotry.

    The first season also failed to produce a narrative arc […] ending with Belle realizing that she wasn’t made for the next level of her profession: courtesanship.

    2009 January 17, Ginia Bellafante, “She Rents Herself to Buy the Good Things in Life”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishcourtesan
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishcourtesanship

From courtesan + -ship.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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