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Webster 1913 Edition

Harlotry

Har′lot-ry

(-ry̆)
,
Noun.
1.
Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
Chaucer.
2.
The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness.
Dryden.
3.
Anything meretricious;
as,
harlotry
in art
.
4.
A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage.
[Obs.]
He sups to-night with a
harlotry
.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition

Harlotry

H`ARLOTRY

,
Noun.
The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or customary lewdness.

Definition 2024

harlotry

harlotry

English

Noun

harlotry ‎(countable and uncountable, plural harlotries)

  1. The trade of a harlot; prostitution.
    Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. —Hosea 4:11 (NKJV)
    Harlotry, wine, and new wine take away the understanding. —Hosea 4:11 (NASB)
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