Bawd

[O. Eng. baude, from O. Fr. baud, f. baude, bold, wanton, merry, Pr. baut, It. baldo, from Goth. balths, O. H. Ger. bald, Eng. bold. See BAWDRY, O. Eng. baldrye.] A person who keeps a house of prostitution, and conducts criminal intrigues; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person;—usually applied to females.