erastes

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ɛˈɹæsteɪs/

Definition of erastes

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

An adult man who loved or was in a pedagogic relationship with an adolescent boy.

“In regard to the boys (erōmenos) involved in ancient Greek pederasty, Dover (1978:52) asked: “What does the eromenos get out of submission to his erastēs?””

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).

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