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procuress

/pɹəˈkjʊəɹɪs/ noun

In Latin: lēna Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about procuress at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A woman pimp.

Origin

From Old French procureresse (compare French procureuse), corresponding to procure + -ess.

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