Caryatid

cary;at;id pronunciation: function: noun inflected form(s): plural cary;at;ids or cary;at;ides etymology: latin caryatides, plural, from greek karyatides priestesses of artemis at caryae, caryatids, from karyai caryae in laconiadate: 1563 : a draped female figure supporting an entablature[caryatid illustration]