Akademik

caryatid

n. (pl. caryatides or caryatids) Archit. a pillar in the form of a draped female figure, supporting an entablature.
Etymology: F caryatide f. It. cariatide or L f. Gk karuatis -idos priestess at Caryae (Karuai) in Laconia

Useful english dictionary. 2012.