BANSHEE


Meaning of BANSHEE in English

[ ban'ʃi: , 'banʃi: ]

■ noun (in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house.

Origin

C17: from Ir. bean sídhe , from Old Ir. ben síde 'woman of the fairies'.

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