Hiren

English Etymology From the name of a character in George Peele's The Turkish Mahamet and Hyrin the fair Greek; originally a version of the name en Irene. Noun en rare A seductive woman; a courtesan. II 4 Pistol. Haue we not Hiren here? / Host. On my word Captaine there's none such here. en 1615 Thomas Adams Sprituall Navigator What a number of these Sirens, Hirens, Cockatrices, Courtezans, in plaine English, Harlots, swimme amongst vs! en 1969 Vladimir Nabokov Ada or Ardor 275 Penguin 2011 I summoned all the twenty hirens of the house (including the sweet-lipped, glossy chinned darling) into my resurrected presence. Anagrams en ehinr Hiner Rhine rhein rhine en eponyms