courtisanerie

== English == === Etymology === From French courtisanerie, from Middle French, from courtisane + -erie, from Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano (“courtier”), from corte (“court”). === Noun === courtisanerie (plural courtisaneries) The practice or profession of being a courtesan. === References === “courtesan”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. (etymology of courtesan) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuʁ.ti.zan.ʁi/ === Noun === courtisanerie f (plural courtisaneries) any action taken by a group of courtiers === Further reading === “courtisanerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012