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hetaireia

hetaireia noun: a unit of the Byzantine emperor's bodyguard.

Noun

hetaireia (plural hetaireias or hetaireiai)

  1. (historical) A unit of the Byzantine emperor's bodyguard.

Forms of hetaireia

pluralhetaireias
pluralhetaireiai

Questions about hetaireia

What does hetaireia mean?
Hetaireia means a unit of the Byzantine emperor's bodyguard.
What part of speech is hetaireia?
Hetaireia is a noun.
What is the plural of hetaireia?
The plural of hetaireia is hetaireias.

Words near hetaireia in the dictionary

  1. hetaerocracy
  2. hetaerolite
  3. hetaira
  4. hetairai
  5. hetairas
  6. hetaireia
  7. hetaireiai
  8. hetaireias
  9. hetairia
  10. hetairiae
  11. hetairias

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