Nazgul

//ˈnæzɡul// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An evil force which heedlessly destroys everything in its path, and appears like a horseman dressed all in black.

    "The West Hampstead studio flat looks like the Nazgul have just thundered through it […]"

  2. 2
    A type of demonic or undead creature.

    "(On Lost Souls there is a Ringwraith guild; Nazguls are members at levels 26-29.)"

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ringwraithringwraith

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"The West Hampstead studio flat looks like the Nazgul have just thundered through it […]"

Etymology

From nazgûl (“ringwraith”) in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language Black Speech, a compound of nazg (“ring”) and gûl (“wraith; evil spirit”). Tolkien thought it “probable” that the former term nazg was “actually derived from” Irish nasc (“link, bond”), though not borrowed consciously. For the latter term gûl compare ghoul.

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