harlotry
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har·lot·ry

noun \-lə-trē\
plural har·lot·ries

Definition of HARLOTRY

1
: sexual profligacy : prostitution
2
: an unprincipled or immoral woman <he sups tonight with a harlotry — Shakespeare>

Examples of HARLOTRY

  1. <a city that in biblical times was infamous for licentiousness and harlotry>

First Known Use of HARLOTRY

14th century

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