baudestrote (c.1200)
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baudestrote (c.1200)

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  FEW:  *bald 15/i,31b Gdf:  baudetrot 1,603a GdfC: ∅ TL: baudestrot 1,886 DEAF:  baut (baudestrot)  DMF:  baudetrot  TLF: ∅ OED:  bawdstrot n.  MED:  baud(e-strote n.  / stot n. (baude stot)  DMLBS: ∅
baudestrod,  baudestrot,  baudistrot ,  badistrod  254,  baustrot  ii 19,  pedestote  ii 5  

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1pej.femaleprocuress, woman who procures people as prostitutes: 
( c.1200; MS: 1272-82 )  Damaisele, n’est pas gas, Qui te veit ne te conut pas; vous resemblez ben minote, Si estes forte baudestrote  24.192
( MS: s.xiii2 )  pronuba: baudestrote  ii 25
( s.xivin; MS: s.xivm )  quant [le maufee] aperceyt les jeovenes femmes emprend[r]e si haut chose a gardyr com est chasteé, lur met un estal [...] une baudestrote par ont la juvencele est sovent encombree  169
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  lena (stupri consiliatrix): baudistrot  i 141
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