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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1533
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Prostitute, p.p. [Cf. e.m.E. prostytute v. (1530, rendering F. prostitue = devote to lewdness), to devote (c 1540), sell for base gain (1593), L. prōstitūt-, see Prostitute,ppl. adj.] Exposed to indiscriminate sexual intercourse; defiled; ? debauched. — 1533 Boece 78.
He repudiat the quene Agasia … causing hir … be prostitute and defoulit be his vicios lownys
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