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meretrix.

courtesan, kept woman; public prostitute; harlot;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɛ.rɛ.triːks]Classical-Latin[ˈmɛː.re.triks]
  1. a female prostitute or courtesan

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

From mereō, meritum (“to earn (a living)”, verb) + -trīx f (“-ess”, feminine agentive suffix), literally “the earner”.

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