English → Latin
“bawd” in Latin
prōcūrōto manage, administer; to take care of, attend to, look after any thinglēnōpimp, procurer; seducerlēnaa procuress, bawd, madame, seductress, enticer
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bawd
procurer: leno: libidinis minister.
Procuress: lena: libidinis ministra.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bawd?
- The usual Latin words for “bawd” are prōcūrō, lēnō, lēna. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.