Definition
An alternative or archaic spelling of courtesan; a woman, usually of high social standing, who provides entertainment and companionship to wealthy or powerful men.
Etymology
From French 'courtisane,' itself derived from Italian 'cortigiana' (from 'corte,' meaning court), reflecting the role these women played in royal and aristocratic circles.
Kelly Says
The spelling 'courtezan' shows how English borrowed directly from other European languages—it's spelled this way in older texts because English printers hadn't yet standardized how to handle French loanwords!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
ARالعربية
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
BNবাংলা
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
CACatalà
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
CSČeština
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
DADansk
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
DEDeutsch
Hofdame
hof-dah-meh
ELΕλληνικά
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
ESEspañol
cortesana
kor-teh-sah-nah
FAفارسی
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
FISuomi
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
FRFrançais
courtisane
kor-tee-sah-n
GUGU
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
HAHA
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
HEעברית
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
HIहिन्दी
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
HUMagyar
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
IDBahasa Indonesia
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
IGIG
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
ITItaliano
cortese
kor-teh-seh
JA日本語
courtesan
ko-to-te-san
KKKK
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
KMKM
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
KO한국어
courtesan
ko-to-te-san
MRMR
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
MSBahasa Melayu
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
MYမြန်မာ
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
NLNederlands
courtisane
kor-tee-sah-n
NONorsk
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
PAPA
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
PLPolski
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
PTPortuguês
cortesã
kor-teh-sa
RORomână
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
RUРусский
куртизанка
kur-ti-zan-ka
SVSvenska
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
SWKiswahili
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
TAதமிழ்
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
TEతెలుగు
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
THไทย
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
TLTL
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
TRTürkçe
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
UKУкраїнська
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
URاردو
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
VITiếng Việt
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
YOYO
courtezan
kor-teh-zan
ZUZU
courtezan
kor-teh-zan