courtesanship

English

Etymology

courtesan +‎ -ship

Noun

courtesanship (uncountable)

1. The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
   • 2009 January 17, Ginia Bellafante, “She Rents Herself to Buy the Good Things in Life”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.