"erastes" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɛˈɹæsteɪs/ Forms: erastai [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|ἐραστής|t=lover}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”) Head templates: {{en-noun|erastai}} erastes (plural erastai)
  1. (historical) An adult man in Ancient Greece who courted or was in a pederastic relationship with an adolescent boy. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Male people, Pedophilia Translations (the older partner in a pederastic relationship): éraste [masculine] (French), Erastes (German)
    Sense id: en-erastes-en-noun-tv614MZ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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