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Definition of Harlotry

1. Noun. Offering sexual intercourse for pay.

Definition of Harlotry

1. n. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story.

Definition of Harlotry

1. Noun. The trade of a harlot; prostitution. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Harlotry

1. prostitution [n -RIES] - See also: prostitution

Medical Definition of Harlotry

1. 1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. 2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness. 3. Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art. 4. A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. "He sups to-night with a harlotry." (Shak) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harlotry

Literary usage of Harlotry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Folkways: A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs by William Graham Sumner (1906)
"Cases of sacral harlotry. — The same customs in the Old Testament. ... Survivals of sacral harlotry; analogous customs in Hindostan. — Lingam and yoni. ..."

2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Her shameless harlotry is notorious. She is the empress at whose court Byron's " Don Juan" becomes a great favorite, and by whom he is sent to England as ..."

3. London: Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1808)
"... the garden's pride, Ev'n as the virgin blush of innocence The harlotry of art I ... harlotry ..."

4. The Great Social Evil: Its Causes, Extent, Results, and Remedies by William Logan (1871)
"Dr. Wardlaw, referring to young men and the close connection of embezzlement and robbery with harlotry, justly remarks, at page 69 of his "Lectures on ..."

5. Love and the Soul Maker by Mary Hunter Austin (1914)
"It is the pressure of the complex organisation which makes of harlotry a profession. Its real offensiveness is not in the coin that changes hands, ..."

6. The Holy Scriptures According to the Masoretic Text by Jewish Publication Society of America, Max Leopold Margolis (1917)
""harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the heart. 12My people ask counsel at their stock, And their staff declareth unto them; For the spirit of harlotry ..."

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