HETAERA; HETAIRA
He*tæ"ra, He*tai"ra, n.; pl. -ræ (#). [NL. See Hetairism.] (Gr.
Antiq.)

Defn: A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. —
He*tæ"ric, He*tai"ric (#), a.

HETAIRISM; HETARISM
He*tair"ism, Het"a*rism, n. Etym: [Gr.

Defn: A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women of a tribe were held in common. H. Spencer. — Het`a*ris"tic, a.

HETCHEL
Hetch"el, v. t.

Defn: Same as Hatchel.

HETE
Hete, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Hete, later Het.]

Defn: Variant of Hote. [Obs.]
But one avow to greate God I hete. Chaucer.

HETERACANTH
Het"er*a*canth, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides.