SUCCUBUS


Meaning of SUCCUBUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -bəs ]

noun

( plural suc·cu·bi -ˌbī, -ˌbē)

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, alteration of Latin succuba paramour, from succubare to lie under, from sub- + cubare to lie, recline

Date: 14th century

: a demon assuming female form to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep — compare incubus

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