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termagant Definition


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termagant
noun
    1. A scolding, brawling and overbearing woman.
Etymology: 17c: from French Tervagan, a mythical deity believed in the Middle Ages to be worshipped by Muslims and introduced into morality plays as a scolding overbearing character.



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