[kawr-tuh-zuh
n, kohr-, kur-] 
| a prostitute or paramour, esp. one associating with noblemen or men of wealth. |
| cour·te·san (kôr'tĭ-zən, kōr'-) n. A woman prostitute, especially one whose clients are members of a royal court or men of high social standing. [French courtisane, from Old French, from Old Italian cortigiana, feminine of cortigiano, courtier, from corte, court, from Latin cohors, cohort-; see gher-1 in Indo-European roots.] |