transcription, транскрипция: [ hi-ˈtir-ə ]
noun
or he·tai·ra -ˈtī-rə
( plural he·tae·rae -ˈtir-(ˌ)ē ; or hetaeras or hetairas or he·tai·rai -ˈtī-ˌrī)
Etymology: Greek hetaira, literally, companion, feminine of hetairos
Date: 1820
1. : one of a class of highly cultivated courtesans in ancient Greece
2. : demimondaine