Termagant

Meaning

Proper Noun

A fictitious deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims

Origin

From Middle English Termagaunt, from Old French Tervagant, from Old Italian Trivagante, interpreted as being from Latin tri- + vagari.

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