courtesan

== English == === Alternative forms === courtezan === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French courtisane, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”), itself from Latin cohors. === Pronunciation === (UK, non-rhotic) IPA(key): /kɔːtɪˈzæn/, /ˈkɔːtɪzæn/, /ˈkɔːtɪzən/ (UK, rhotic) IPA(key): /kɔɹtɪˈzæn/, /ˈkɔɹtɪzæn/, /ˈkɔɹtɪzən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɹtɪzən/, /ˈkɔɹtɪzæn/, /ˈkoɹtɪzən/, /ˈkoɹtɪzæn/ === Noun === courtesan (plural courtesans) A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute (dated) The mistress of a royal or noble. (archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court. (chess) A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the capturing piece is also eliminated. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === courtesan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === acentrous, ancestour, auncestor, courantes, ctenosaur, nectarous, outrances