A variant form of hetaery; a social association or brotherhood in ancient Greece.
From Greek hetairia, alternative form of hetaeria, derived from hetairos (companion). Both forms refer to organized groups bound by social and political ties.
Hetairiai (the Greek plural) sometimes functioned like ancient think-tanks or even secret societies—they influenced elections, philosophy, and military strategy in Athens and other city-states.
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