- bawdstrot
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Bawdstrot — Combination of bawd = lively, shameless, immoral + trot = an old woman; abbr. as bawd in common usage. Originally used of elderly women, the madams of the time, the term became gender free and was applied to anyone who acted as a pimp and… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
bawd — [bɔ:d] noun archaic a woman in charge of a brothel. Origin ME: shortened from obs. bawdstrot, from OFr. baudestroyt procuress , from baude shameless … English new terms dictionary
bawd — n. a woman who runs a brothel. Etymology: ME bawdstrot f. OF baudetrot, baudestroyt procuress … Useful english dictionary
baustrott — var. of bawdstrot … Useful english dictionary