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hetaerism definition

he·tae·rism (hi tir′iz′əm)

noun

  1. concubinage
  2. a system of communal marriage supposed to have been practiced among some early peoples

Etymology: Gr hetairismos < hetairizein, to be a hetaera: see hetaera

Also hetairism he·tai′·rism′ (-tī′riz′əm)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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