n. 1 the Pythian priestess. 2 a witch.
[ ME f. OF phitonise f. med.L phitonissa f. LL pythonissa fem. of pytho f. Gk puthon soothsaying demon: cf. PYTHON ]
PYTHONESS
Meaning of PYTHONESS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012