What does "harlotry" mean?
Harlotry: The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art.
- 3.A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. [Obs.] He sups to-night with a harlotry. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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