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Merriam Webster's
or hetaira noun (plural hetaerae or hetaeras or hetairas or hetairai) Etymology: Greek hetaira, literally, companion, feminine of hetairos Date: 18201. one of a class of highly cultivated courtesans in ancient Greece2. demimondaine
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. (also hetaira) (pl. -as, hetaerae, or hetairai) a courtesan or mistress, esp. in ancient Greece. Etymology: Gk hetaira, fem. of hetairos companion
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Hetaera He*t[ae]"ra, Hetaira He*tai"ra, n.; pl. -r[ae]. [NL. See Hetairism.] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*t[ae]"ric, He*tai"ric, a.
