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hetaerism

noun
he·​tae·​rism
variants: or hetairism \ -​ËŒrizÉ™m \
plural -s

Definition of hetaerism

1 : a general system of temporary or continued sexual relations outside wedlock : concubinage
2 : a state of society conceived as existing in the past and characterized by the holding of women in common

History and Etymology for hetaerism

Greek hetairismos, from hetaira + -ismos -ism

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