courtisanerie
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French courtisane + -erie, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”).
Noun
editcourtisanerie (plural courtisaneries)
- The practice or profession of being a courtesan.
References
edit- “courtesan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. (etymology of courtesan)
French
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcourtisanerie f (plural courtisaneries)
- any action taken by a group of courtiers
Further reading
edit- “courtisanerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.