courtezan
- a variation of courtesan.
Example Sentences
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"It is hard to find a lotus-plant without a root, a merchant who never cheats, a goldsmith who never steals, a village-gathering without a fight, and a courtezan without avarice."
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Ryder, Arthur William
Alas that a Brahman family should thus be plunged in darkness for the sake of Madanikā, a courtezan!
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Ryder, Arthur William
Officials, how can I testify that a courtezan is my friend?
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Ryder, Arthur William
In making the heroine of his play a courtezan, Shūdraka follows a suggestion of the technical works on the drama; he does not thereby cast any imputation of ill on Vasantasenā's character.
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Ryder, Arthur William
And so, Brahman though I am, I hereby fall on my face before you and beg you not to have anything more to do with this courtezan.
From The Little Clay Cart Mrcchakatika by Ryder, Arthur William
