hetaerism

/hi-teer-iz-uhm/US // hɪˈtɪər ɪz əm //UK // (hɪˈtɪərɪzəm) //

异端主义,异教,异端邪说,异教主义

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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

By the side of the husband, who is making his life pleasant by hetaerism, stands the neglected wife.
In this case hetaerism is carried on less strenuously and adultery on the part of the woman is not so frequent.
Consequently the eternal companions of monogamy, hetaerism and adultery, play an almost insignificant role here.