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harlotry

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harlotry

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From harlot + -ry.

noun harlotries

  1. countable, uncountable The trade of a harlot; prostitution. She fell in with bad companions, and became addicted to drink, going from bad to worse until drunkenness, robbery, and harlotry brought her to the lowest depths.

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noun trade of a harlot; prostitution.

Françaisprostitution, putasserie

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"harlotry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/harlotry. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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harlotry. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/harlotry

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"harlotry." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/harlotry.

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@misc{harlotry_2026,
  title = {harlotry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/harlotry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}