hetaerae
- plural of hetaera.
Example Sentences
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Spartan women and the Athenian hetaerae were the only Greek women of whom the ancients speak respectfully and whose remarks they considered worthy of notice.
From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Engels, Friedrich
The only women who were, to some extent, appreciated for their own sakes, were the Greek hetaerae.
From The Evolution of Love by Schleussner, Ellie
