Demimonde
'halfworlder': Enlightenment- and Romantic-era French term for an upper class woman who lives on the edge of respectability; considered synonymous in some contexts with courtesan
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Demimonde
'halfworlder': Enlightenment- and Romantic-era French term for an upper class woman who lives on the edge of respectability; considered synonymous in some contexts with courtesan
Demimonde, French for "half-world", is a 19th-century term to describe women on the fringes of respectable society, particularly courtesans supported by wealthy lovers. The term originally derives from an 1855 play called Le Demi-Monde by Alexandre Dumas fils, which depicted how prostitution challenged the institution of marriage.
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Demimonde, French for "half-world", is a 19th-century term to describe women on the fringes of respectable society, particularly courtesans supported by wealthy lovers. The term originally derives from an 1855 play called Le Demi-Monde by Alexandre Dumas fils, which depicted how prostitution challenged the institution of marriage.
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