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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: courtisane, from Old Italian cortigiana 'female courtier', from corte 'court'

courtesan

 noun
     
cour‧te‧san [countable]
a woman who had sex with rich or important men for money in the past [↪ prostitute]
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