termagant
termagant (T-) deity attributed to Muslims, etc., represented in mystery plays as an over-bearing character XIII; violent domineering person (esp. woman) XVI. Earlier form tervagaunt, later term- (XIV) — OF. Tervagan(t) — It. Trivigante, -vag-, expl. as f. L. TRI- + vagāns, -ant-, prp. of vagārī wander and so designating the moon wandering under the names of Selene (Luna), Artemis (Diana), and Persephone (Proserpina), in heaven, earth, and hell respectively.
termagant
ter·ma·gant / ˈtərməgənt/ • n. 1. a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.2. (Termagant) hist. an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays.
termagant
termagant a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman; originally (in the early 13th century) the name of an imaginary deity held in medieval Christendom to be worshipped by Muslims: in the mystery plays represented as a violent overbearing personage. In Layamon's Brut, the name is used for the gods of the Romans and the heathen Saxons.
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