Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

courtesanship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cour-te-san-ship
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The first season also failed to produce a narrative arc […] ending with Belle realizing that she wasn’t made for the next level of her profession: courtesanship."

Etymology

Etymology tree English courtesan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English courtesanship From courtesan + -ship.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does courtesanship mean?: The state of being a courtesan; harlotry.
Where does courtesanship come from?: Etymology tree English courtesan Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English courtesanship From courtesan + -ship.

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