Brewer's: Hetærism

(3 syl.). Prostitution.

The Greek hetaira (a concubine). According to Plato, “Meretrix, specioso nomine rem odiosam denolante.” (Plut. et Athen.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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