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Hetairism

[hi-teer-iz-uhm]

noun

concubinage.

a social system in which the women are considered common property.

Also, he·tai·rism

[hi-tahy^uhr-iz-uhm] .

Origin:
1855–60; hetaer(a) + -ism

Related forms

he·tae·rist, noun

het·ae·ris·tic

[het-uh-ris-tik] , adjective

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hetaerism or hetairism (hɪˈtɪərɪzəm, hɪˈtaɪrɪzəm)

—n
1.	the state of being a concubine
2.	sociol, anthropol a social system attributed to some primitive societies, in which women are communally shared

hetairism or hetairism

—n

he'taerist or hetairism

—n

he'tairist or hetairism

—n

hetae'ristic or hetairism

—*adj*

hetai'ristic or hetairism

—*adj*

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