improperwomen Flashcards
what is a prostitutuon
a trade where sexual atcs are performed in xchange for money
brothel
a house where people visit prostitutes
brawdy
dealing with sexual matters in a comical way;houmorously indecent
mistress
a woman other thanthe man’ wife having a sexual relationship with a married man. a kept women
pimp
a man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them,taking a percentage of their ernings in return
debauchery
excessive indulgence in sex,alchol or drugs
court
a prostitute especially with wealthy or upper-class clients
infamis
literally means shameful, the very l0ow legal status given to a number of groups in the roman world including glaidators,charioteers,actors and prostitutes
infamia
the low legal status of someone who is infamis. this meant a person lost their rights as a free person. they could be beaten like a slave. They were also banned from marrying a senator or the child of a senator and they could never hold a government job