hetairism Meaning, Definition & Usage

He*tair"ism, Het"a*rism noun (Also<
  • Hetairism
  • Hetarism
)
Etymology
Gr. a companion, a concubine, fem. of a comrade.
Definitions
  1. A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common. H. Spencer. -- Het`a*ris"tic a.

Webster 1913