BACCHAE Meaning of BACCHAE in English [Bac.chae] n pl [L, fr. Gk Bakchai, fr. Bakchos Bacchus] (ca. 1909) 1: the female attendants or priestesses of Bacchus 2: the women participating in the Bacchanalia Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012