Sorceress
//ˈsɔː(ɹ)səɹəs// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 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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