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hetaerism

[ hi-teer-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. a social system in which the women are considered common property.


hetaerism

/ hɪˈtaɪrɪzəm; hɪˈtɪərɪzəm /

noun

  1. the state of being a concubine
  2. sociol anthropol a social system attributed to some primitive societies, in which women are communally shared
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌhetaeˈristic, adjective
  • heˈtaerist, noun
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Other Words From

  • he·taerist noun
  • het·ae·ris·tic [het-, uh, -, ris, -tik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hetaerism1

First recorded in 1855–60; hetaer(a) + -ism
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Example Sentences

Bachofen, furthermore, is perfectly right in contending that the transition from what he calls "hetaerism" or "incestuous generation" to monogamy was brought about mainly by women.

The transition from "hetaerism" to monogamy and from maternal to paternal law is accomplished according to him—especially by the Greeks—through the evolution of religious ideas.

Hetaerism is as much a social institution as all others.

In Catholic countries, the parents provide a fitting spouse for their son as of old, and the natural consequence is the full development of the contradictions inherent to monogamy: voluptuous hetaerism on the man's part, voluptuous adultery of the woman.

In this case hetaerism is carried on less strenuously and adultery on the part of the woman is not so frequent.

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