hetaera /hi-tēˈrə/ or hetaira /he-tīˈrə/

1. In ancient Greece, a woman employed in public or private entertainment, for flute-playing, dancing, etc
2. A paramour
3. A prostitute or courtesan, esp of a superior class

hetaeˈrism or hetaiˈrism noun

1. Concubinage
2. The system of society that admitted hetaerae
3. A supposed primitive communal marriage

hetaerisˈmic or hetairisˈmic adjective

hetaiˈria noun (historical)

A club or society

hetaeˈrist or hetaiˈrist noun

• characterologist
• characterologists
• characterology
• character part
• character parts
• character recognition
• characters
• character sketch
• character sketches
• character witness
• character witnesses
• charactery
• charade
• charades
• Charadriidae
• Charadrius
• charango
• charangos
• charas
• charases
• charbroil
• charbroiled
• charbroiling
• charbroils
• charcoal