courtisane
French, noun/kuʁ.ti.zan/
courtisane is spelled C-O-U-R-T-I-S-A-N-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Courtisane is a French feminine noun meaning “prostitute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celle qui est attachée à la cour, au service d’un souverain, qui fréquente la cour d’un souverain, d’un roi…”.
What does courtisane mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprostitute
- 2
femininecourtesan
- 3
femininefemale courtier
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celle qui est attachée à la cour, au service d’un souverain, qui fréquente la cour d’un souverain, d’un roi, d’un prince. 2. Femme galante de profession ; prostituée. 3. Femme de cette sorte, chez les peuples de l’Antiquité et dans les grandes villes d’Italie.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of courtisane
- courtisanes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce courtisane?
- /kuʁ.ti.zan/
- \kuʁ.ti.zan\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to courtisane
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is courtisane in French?
courtisane appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).