私し娼しょう

noun

unlicensed prostitute

Refers to a prostitute operating outside the official licensed system, often in historical or legal contexts. Contrasts with 公娼 (licensed prostitute).

See also: 公娼

• 戦せん前ぜん、私し娼しょうは公こう娼しょうと区く別べつされていた。

  Before the war, unlicensed prostitutes were distinguished from licensed ones.