Definition of Hetara
{ ||He*tæ"ra (?), ||He*tai"ra (?) },
n.; pl. -ræ (#). [NL. See
Hetairism.] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a
mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*tæ"ric,
He*tai"ric (#), a.
{ ||He*tæ"ra (?), ||He*tai"ra (?) },
n.; pl. -ræ (#). [NL. See
Hetairism.] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a
mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*tæ"ric,
He*tai"ric (#), a.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a mistress, especially in ancient Greece
*1980: Christ appeared, only to reveal himself as the naked god Pan. Ballet of hetaerae and houris, choreography by Italo Castaldi. — Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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