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courtisanerie

courtisanerie noun: the practice or profession of being a courtesan.

Noun

courtisanerie (plural courtisaneries)

  1. The practice or profession of being a courtesan.

Forms of courtisanerie

pluralcourtisaneries

Origin of courtisanerie

From French courtisanerie, from Middle French, from courtisane + -erie, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”).

Questions about courtisanerie

What does courtisanerie mean?
Courtisanerie means the practice or profession of being a courtesan.
What part of speech is courtisanerie?
Courtisanerie is a noun.
What is the plural of courtisanerie?
The plural of courtisanerie is courtisaneries.

Words near courtisanerie in the dictionary

  1. courting
  2. courting candle
  3. courting candles
  4. courtings
  5. Courtiour
  6. courtisanerie
  7. courtisaneries
  8. courtlage
  9. courtlages
  10. Courtland
  11. courtledge

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