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Webster 1913 Edition


Brothel

Broth′el

,
Noun.
[OE.
brothel
,
brodel
,
brethel
, a prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS.
beróðan
to ruin, destroy; cf. AS.
breótan
to break, and E.
brittle
. The term
brothel house
was confused with
bordel
brothel. CF.
Bordel
.]
A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.

Webster 1828 Edition


Brothel

BROTH'EL

,
Noun.
[A dialectical orthography of bordel, which see.]
A house of lewdness; a house appropriated to the purposes of prostitution; a bawdy house; a stew.

Definition 2024


brothel

brothel

English

Noun

brothel (plural brothels)

  1. A wretch; a depraved person; a lewd man or woman.

Etymology 2

An abbreviation of ‘brothel-house’, ultimately from Old English ābrēoþan (to degrade, deteriorate), see above.

Noun

brothel (plural brothels)

  1. A house of prostitution.
Synonyms

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