BACCHANTE


Meaning of BACCHANTE in English

/beuh kan"tee, -kahn"-, beuh kant", -kahnt"/ , n.

a female bacchant. Also called maenad, menad, Thyiad .

[ 1790-1800; back formation from L bacchantes, fem. pl. of BACCHANS BACCHANT; pron. with silent -e bacchante, fem. of bacchant bacchant ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .