HETæRA
\hˈɛt ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə ɹˈɑː], \hˈɛt ˌeɪtˈɪldə ɹˈɑː], \h_ˈɛ_t ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ ɹ_ˈɑː]\
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he-t[=e]'ra, HETAIRA, he-t[=i]'ra, n. in Greece, a woman employed in public or private entertainment, as flute-playing, dancing, &c.: a paramour or courtesan.--ns. HETÆ'RISM, HETAIRISM (-t[=i]'), concubinage, open commerce between the sexes; HETÆROC'RACY, the rule of courtesans.--n. HETAI'RIST, one who practises hetærism.--adj. HETAIRIST'IC. [Gr. hetaira, fem. of hetairos, a companion.]
By Thomas Davidson
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