From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
harlotry
n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: prostitution,
whoredom]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Harlotry \Har"lot*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.
1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. [Obs.] --Piers
Plowman. --Chaucer.
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2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or
customary lewdness. --Dryden.
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3. Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art.
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4. A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. [Obs.]
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He sups to-night with a harlotry. --Shak.
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