hetairism

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A form of hetaerism — A theoretical early state of human society (as postulated by 19th-century anthropologists) which was characterized by the absence of the institution of marriage in any form, and where women were the common property of their tribe, and the children never knew their fathers.

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Meanings

nounhetairism (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of hetaerism.
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hetairism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hetairism

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“hetairism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hetairism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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