English-Thai Dictionary

courtesan

N โสเภ ณี (ระดับสูง  หญิง บริการ  so-pe-ne

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COURTESAN

n.A prostitute; a woman who prostitutes herself for hire, especially to men of rank.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COURTESAN

Cour "te *san (kr "t-zn; 277 ), n. Etym: [F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court. ]

 

Defn: A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot. Lasciviously decked like a courtesan. Sir H. Wotton.

 

COURTESANSHIP

COURTESANSHIP Cour "te *san *ship, n.

 

Defn: Harlotry.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

courtesan

cour te san |ˈkôrtəzən, ˈkər -ˈkɔrdəzən | ▶noun a prostitute, esp. one with wealthy or upper-class clients. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French courtisane, from obsolete Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano ‘courtier, ’ from corte (see court ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

courtesan

courtesan |ˌkɔːtɪˈzan, ˈkɔːtɪ -| ▶noun chiefly literary a prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French courtisane, from obsolete Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano ‘courtier ’, from corte (see court ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

courtesan

courtesan noun archaic See prostitute (noun ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

courtesan

courtesan noun archaic courtesans were invited into the palace to satisfy the Emperor's lust. See prostitute.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

courtesan

cour te san -zan /kɔ́ː r təz (ə )n |kɔ̀ːtɪzǽn /名詞 C (昔の貴族 金持ち相手の )高級売春婦 .