demimonde
Dem`i*monde", n. Etym: [F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus.] Defn: Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps. Literary demimonde, writers of the lowest kind.
Dem`i*monde", n. Etym: [F.; demi + monde world, L. mundus.] Defn: Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps. Literary demimonde, writers of the lowest kind.