Sorceress

//ˈsɔː(ɹ)səɹəs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.

    "The strange-looking chamber, the red glare of the charcoal, her tall form, and long black hair loose, realised the wildest dream of one of the sorceresses of old, bending over herb and drug, to form their potent spells."

  2. 2
    a woman sorcerer wordnet

Example

More examples

"Morgan le Fay was a powerful sorceress and the half-sister of King Arthur."

Etymology

From Middle English sorceresse, from Anglo-Norman sorceresse.

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