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brothelry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹɒθəlɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɹɔθəlɹi/ (General-American)

Etymology

From brothel + -ry.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Prostitution, especially in brothels.
    • Peter did not thus teach at Rome: Paul did not so live at Rome: they did not practise brothelry, which these do openly: they made not a yearly revenue and profit of harlots: they suffered no common adulterers and wicked murderers to go unpunished. 1888, John Jewel, The Apology of the Church of England: