HETAIRISM

Noun

hetairism (uncountable)

Alternative form of hetaerism

Source: Wiktionary


He*tair"ism, Het"a*rism, n. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common. H. Spencer.

– Het`a*ris"tic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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