■ noun ( fem. sorceress ) a person believed to have magic powers.
Derivatives
sorcerous adjective
sorcery noun
Origin
ME: from sorser (from OFr. sorcier , based on L. sors , sort- 'lot') + -er 1 .
■ noun ( fem. sorceress ) a person believed to have magic powers.
Derivatives
sorcerous adjective
sorcery noun
Origin
ME: from sorser (from OFr. sorcier , based on L. sors , sort- 'lot') + -er 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004