Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.