妓ぎ女じょ

noun

woman entertainer; prostitute

Historical term for a woman who entertained guests, often with sexual services implied. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by terms like 芸者 or 遊女 depending on context.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、妓ぎ女じょは宴えん席せきで芸げいを披ひ露ろうした。

  In the Edo period, courtesans performed arts at banquets.

• この小しょう説せつには、妓ぎ女じょとして生いきた女じょ性せいの悲ひ劇げきが描えがかれている。

  This novel depicts the tragedy of a woman who lived as a courtesan.