courtesan

名词 courtesan:

1. a woman who cohabits with an important man
   同义词：concubine, doxy, odalisque, paramour

cour.te.san

n.（名词）
A woman who is a prostitute, especially one whose clients are men of rank or wealth.
交际花，高级妓女：周旋于高官显贵中的妓女

来源：
French courtisane
法语 courtisane
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Old Italian cortigiana [feminine of] cortigiano [courtier]
源自 古意大利语 cortigiana [] cortigiano的阴性词 [侍臣，追求者]
from corte [court]
源自 corte [王宫，宫廷]
from Latin cohors cohort- * see gher-
源自 拉丁语 cohors cohort- *参见 gher-