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hetaerism
[ hi-teer-iz-uhm ]
hetaerism
/ hɪˈtaɪrɪzəm; hɪˈtɪərɪzəm /
noun
- the state of being a concubine
- sociol anthropol a social system attributed to some primitive societies, in which women are communally shared
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Derived Forms
- ˌhetaeˈristic, adjective
- heˈtaerist, noun
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Other Words From
- he·taerist noun
- het·ae·ris·tic [het-, uh, -, ris, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hetaerism1
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Example Sentences
By the side of the husband, who is making his life pleasant by hetaerism, stands the neglected wife.
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In this case hetaerism is carried on less strenuously and adultery on the part of the woman is not so frequent.
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Consequently the eternal companions of monogamy, hetaerism and adultery, play an almost insignificant role here.
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