Prostitute

Chamber's Etymological of the English Language · 1895 · p. 414
pros'tl-tiit, v. to expose for sale for bad ends to sell ta wickedne or lewdne to devote to any impioper purpose.—adj. openly devoted to lewdne sold to wickedne . n. a female who indulges in lewdne , cap. for hire a base hireling. [L. Prostituo -utum—pro, before, statuo, to place.] Prostitution, pro hun, n. the act or practice of prostituting lewdne for hire: the life of a lewd woman the being devoted to infamous purposes. [either himself or another. Pro at i tutor, pros'ti-tGt-or, w one who prostitutes Prostrate, pros' rat, adj., thrown forwards on the ground lying at length lying at mercy beut in adoration. v.t. to throw forwards on the ground to lay flat to overthrow to sink totally: to bow hi humble reverence [L pro, forwards, and sterno stratum, to throw on the ground.] Prostration, pros-tra's hun, «. act of throwing down or laying flat act of falling down in adoration, dejection: complete lov» of strength.
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