harlot
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views updated Jun 08 2018har·lot / ˈhärlət/ •
n. archaic a prostitute or promiscuous woman.DERIVATIVES: har·lot·ry / -trē/ n.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
harlot
oxford
views updated Jun 11 2018harlot †vagabond, rascal, low fellow XIII; †itinerant jester; †male servant; †‘fellow’ XIV; prostitute XV. — OF.
(h)arlot,
herlot young fellow, knave, vagabond.
Hence
harlotry XIV.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
