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hetaira

American  
[hi-tahyuhr-uh] / hɪˈtaɪər ə /

noun

plural

hetairai
  1. hetaera.


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Nevertheless, for Colectivo Hetaira and its members, the ruling is a step in the right direction.

From Newsweek • Mar. 10, 2015

The Philiké Hetaira, or Friendly Society, chief representative of a very general movement, was founded at Odessa in 1814.

From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by Bourne, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox)

Some have wings transparent as glass— one of these clear wings is especially beautiful, namely, the Hetaira Esmeralda.

From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter

Hetaira is a term which Sappho applied to her pupils.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar