courtesan

noun4

1. •
   A female prostitute, especially one with high-status or wealthy clients.

   • What wine, what drug, what philtre known of man / Will drown this ancient foe, / Ruthless and ravenous as a courtesan, / Sure as an ant, and slow? — 1909
2. •
   (old-fashioned) The mistress of a royal or noble.
3. •
   A fairy chess piece that can move to any adjacent square, that, when captured, the capturing piece is also eliminated.

   • The courtesan moves like a mann, but whatever piece captures her is also removed from the board (unless it’s a king). — 2018
4. •
   (no longer used) A woman of a royal or noble court.