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brothelry

UK/ˈbɹɒθəlɹi/US/ˈbɹɔθəlɹi/

brothelry noun: prostitution, especially in brothels.

Noun

brothelry (uncountable)

  1. Prostitution, 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 of brothelry

From brothel + -ry.

Questions about brothelry

What does brothelry mean?
Brothelry means prostitution, especially in brothels.
What part of speech is brothelry?
Brothelry is a noun.
How do you pronounce brothelry?
Brothelry is pronounced /ˈbɹɒθəlɹi/ (UK).

Words near brothelry in the dictionary

  1. brothelgoers
  2. brothelkeeper
  3. brothelkeepers
  4. brothellike
  5. brothelly
  6. brothelry
  7. brothels
  8. brother
  9. brother chip
  10. brother from another mother
  11. brother german

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