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The meaning of TERMAGANT is a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English drama as a violent character.
In the Middle Ages, Termagant or Tervagant was the name of a god that some European Christians believed Muslims worshipped. [1] [2] It originates in the eleventh-century Song of Roland. The word is also used in modern English to mean a violent, overbearing, turbulent, brawling, quarrelsome woman; a virago, shrew, or vixen. [1]
Termagant is an insulting name for a woman who likes to nag, scold, or complain. Termagant is an old-fashioned insult for a woman. A termagant is like a shrew (another old-fashioned term).
TERMAGANT definition: 1. a woman who argues noisily to get or achieve what she wants 2. a woman who argues noisily to get…. Learn more.
TERMAGANT meaning: 1. a woman who argues noisily to get or achieve what she wants 2. a woman who argues noisily to get…. Learn more.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word termagant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. (initial capital letter) a mythical deity popularly believed in the Middle Ages to be worshiped by the Muslims and introduced into the morality play as a violent, overbearing personage in long robes. violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish.
A domineering woman; scold.... Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
1. a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. 2. ( cap.) a mythical deity believed in the Middle Ages to be worshiped by the Muslims: portrayed in morality plays as a violent, overbearing personage. 3. violent; turbulent; shrewish.
Termagant definition: A woman regarded as quarrelsome or scolding; a shrew.