BACCHANTE


Meaning of BACCHANTE in English

n.

Pronunciation: b ə - ' kant, - ' känt; - ' kan-t ē , - ' kän-

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Latin bacchant-, bacchans

Date: 1579

: a priestess or female follower of Bacchus

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