HETAERA


Meaning of HETAERA in English

[ hɪ'tɪərə ]

(also hetaira -'tʌɪrə )

■ noun ( plural ~s or ~e -'tɪəri: or hetairas or hetairai -'tʌɪrʌɪ ) a courtesan or mistress, especially an educated one in ancient Greece.

Origin

from Gk hetaira , feminine of hetairos 'companion'.

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