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noun - a woman who cohabits with an important man
COURTESANS - A courtesan was originally a courtier, which means a person who attends the court of a monarch or other powerful person.In feudal society, the court ...
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Feb 26 2012 The Times - Cryptic |
Sep 6 1999 New York Times |
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Plural form of courtesan. |
a prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients. |
A prostitute, especially one with wealthy or upper-class clients. |
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A courtesan was originally a courtier, which means a person who attends the court of a monarch or other powerful person.In feudal society, the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together. Prior to the Renaissance, courtesans served to convey information to visiting dignitaries, when servants could not be trusted. In Renaissance Europe, courtiers played an extremely important role in upper-class society. As it was customary during this time for royal couples to lead separate livescommonly marrying simply to preserve bloodlines and to secure political alliancesmen and women would often seek gratification and companionship from people living at court. In fact, the verb 'to court' originally meant "to be or reside at court", and later came to mean "to behave as a courtier" and then 'courtship', or "to pay amorous attention to somebody". The most intimate companion of a ruler was called the fa |