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Hiren

Hiren noun: a seductive woman; a courtesan.

Noun

Hiren (plural Hirens)

  1. (rare) A seductive woman; a courtesan.
    • Pistol. Haue we not Hiren here? / Host. On my word Captaine there's none such here.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
    • What a number of these Sirens, Hirens, Cockatrices, Courtezans, in plaine English, Harlots, swimme amongst vs!1615, Thomas Adams, Sprituall Navigator

Forms of Hiren

pluralHirens

Origin of Hiren

From the name of a character in George Peele's The Turkish Mahamet and Hyrin the fair Greek; originally a version of the name Irene.

Questions about Hiren

What does Hiren mean?
Hiren means a seductive woman; a courtesan.
What part of speech is Hiren?
Hiren is a noun.
What is the plural of Hiren?
The plural of Hiren is Hirens.

Words near Hiren in the dictionary

  1. hireless
  2. hireling
  3. hirelings
  4. hireman
  5. hiremen
  6. Hiren
  7. Hirens
  8. hirer
  9. hirers
  10. hires
  11. hires out

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