XANTHIPPE


Meaning of XANTHIPPE in English

/zan tip"ee/ , n.

1. fl. late 5th century B.C., wife of Socrates.

2. a scolding or ill-tempered wife; a shrewish woman.

Also, Xantippe .

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