TERMAGANT


Meaning of TERMAGANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtə:məɡənt ]

n. & adj. --n. 1 an overbearing or brawling woman; a virago or shrew. 2 (Termagant) hist. an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays. --adj. violent, turbulent, shrewish. [ME Tervagant f. OF Tervagan f. It. Trivigante]

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