Hetaeric

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hetaera \He*t[ae]"ra\, Hetaira \He*tai"ra\, n.; pl. {-r[ae]}.
     [NL. See {Hetairism}.] (Gr. Antiq.)
     A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. --
     {He*t[ae]"ric}, {He*tai"ric}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hetairism