Definitions for courtesan
ˈkɔr tə zən, ˈkoʊr-, ˈkɜr-cour·te·san

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramournoun

   a woman who cohabits with an important man

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courtesannoun

   A woman of a royal or noble court.

2. courtesannoun

   The mistress of a royal or noble.

3. courtesannoun

   A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courtesan, Courtezannoun

   A woman of the town; a prostitute; a strumpet.

   Etymology: cortisana, low Latin.

   ’Tis a brave night to cool a courtezan. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   With them there are no stews, no dissolute houses, no courtesans, nor any thing of that kind; nay, they wonder, with detestation, at you in Europe, which permit such things. Francis Bacon, New Atlantis.

   The Corinthian is a column, lasciviously decked like a courtesan. Henry Wotton.

   Charixus, the brother of Sappho, in love with Rhodope the courtezan, spent his whole estate upon her. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courtesan

   Courtesan, in modern usage, is a euphemism for a "kept" mistress or prostitute, particularly one with wealthy, powerful, or influential clients. The term historically referred to a courtier, a person who attended the court of a monarch or other powerful person.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courtesan

   A courtesan is a person, typically a woman, who is a professional companion or escort often providing entertainment and social interaction especially to wealthy, upper-class individuals. This term is often associated with a historical context where these individuals were kept for extended periods by rich patrons and often played significant roles in politics, arts and culture. The exact duties and roles of a courtesan can vary greatly in different cultures and historical periods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courtesannoun

   a woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot

2. Etymology: [F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court.]

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1. Courtesan

   A courtesan was originally a courtier, which means a person who attends the court of a monarch or other powerful person. The modern use of the term for a prostitute or mistress of a man of rank belies a much more complex heritage. In feudal society, the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together. Prior to the Renaissance, courtesans served to convey information untrusted to servants to visiting dignitaries. In Renaissance Europe, courtiers played an extremely important role in upper-class society. As it was customary during this time for royal couples to lead separate lives—commonly marrying simply to preserve bloodlines and to secure political alliances—men and women would often seek gratification and companionship from people living at court. In fact, the verb to court originally meant "to be or reside at court", and later came to mean "to behave as a courtier" and then "to pay amorous attention to somebody". The most intimate companion of a ruler was called the favourite. In Renaissance usage, the Italian word cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano came to refer to "the ruler's mistress", and then to a well-educated and independent woman of loose morals, eventually a trained artisan of dance and singing, especially one associated with wealthy, powerful, or upper-class men who provided luxuries and status in exchange for companionship. The word was borrowed by English from Italian through the French form "courtisane" during the 16th century, especially associated to the meaning of court-mistress and prostitute.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courtesan

   -zan, kōrt′e-zan, or kurt′e-zan, n. a court-mistress: a woman of the town, a whore. [Fr.,—It. cortigiana.]

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1. • Mistress

Anagrams for courtesan »

1. nectarous

2. acentrous

3. ancestour

4. auncestor

5. courantes

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of courtesan in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of courtesan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=courtesan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Courtesan
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=courtesan
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesan
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtesan
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=courtesan
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=courtesan