Corinthian(A). A licentious libertine. The immorality of Corinth was proverbial both in Greece and Rome. To Corinthianise is to indulge in licentious conduct. A gentleman sportsman who rides his own horses on the turf, or sails his own yacht.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Corinthian from Infoplease:
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