put3 + (put)

[OF. pute, puite (= Pr. Sp. Pg. put a It. putt a ), a prostitute, fem. of put, puit, pout, pot (= Sp. Pg. puto = It. putto ), foul, bad, wicked.] A strumpet; a prostitute. put4t, n. An obsolete form of pit1. putage (pūtāj), n. [OF. putage (ML. put a gium ), fornication, prostitution, If any heir female under guardianship were guilty of putage, she forfeited her part to her coheirs. Jacob , Law Dict.