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Courtesan vs Hiren - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between courtesan and hiren

is that courtesan is the mistress of a royal or noble while hiren is a seductive woman; a courtesan.

As nouns the difference between courtesan and hiren

is that courtesan is a woman of a royal or noble court while Hiren is a seductive woman; a courtesan.

courtesan

English

(wikipedia courtesan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) A woman of a royal or noble court.
  • (dated) The mistress of a royal or noble.
  • A prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

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    hiren

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A seductive woman; a courtesan.
  • * 1600 , William Shakespeare, King Henry IV Part 2 , II.4:
    • Pistol.'' Haue we not Hiren here? / ''Host. On my word Captaine there's none such here.
  • * 1615 , Thomas Adams, Sprituall Navigator :
    • What a number of these Sirens, Hirens , Cockatrices, Courtezans, in plaine English, Harlots, swimme amongst vs!
  • * 1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor (Penguin 2011), page 275:
    • I summoned all the twenty hirens of the house (including the sweet-lipped, glossy chinned darling) into my resurrected presence.