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cour⋅te⋅san

  [kawr-tuh-zuhn, kohr-, kur-]
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–noun
a prostitute or paramour, esp. one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
Also, cour⋅te⋅zan.

Origin:
1540–50; < MF courtisane < It cortigiana, lit., woman of the court, deriv. of corte court
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courtesan 
1549, from M.Fr. courtisane, from It. cortigiana "prostitute," lit. "woman of the court," fem. of cortigiano "one attached to a court," from corte "court," from L. cortem (see court).
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