English
maison de tolérance
Maison de tolérance comes from French maison de tolérance ‘(licensed) brothel, maison de tolérance’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmaison de tolérance‘(licensed) brothel, maison de tolérance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentmaison de tolérance‘(licensed) brothel, maison de tolérance’
- Englishearliest quotation 1913same form
Earliest quotation: 1913, Rebecca West, Lynch Law: “We see abroad in the regulations of the maison…”
Every English word from French maison de tolérance
Today it means
noun A licensed brothel.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French maison de tolérance / maison de tolérance