brothelry

/ˈbɹɔθəlɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

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"Peter did not thus teach at Rome: Paul did not so live at Rome: they did not practise brothelry, which these do openly: they made not a yearly revenue and profit of harlots: they suffered no common adulterers and wicked murderers to go unpunished."

From brothel + -ry.

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How do you pronounce brothelry?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɔθəlɹi/.

What does brothelry mean?

Prostitution, especially in brothels.

Where does brothelry come from?

From brothel + -ry.

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