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termagant
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A harsh-tempered or overbearing woman; originally (in the early 13th century) the name of an imaginary deity held in medieval Christendom to be worshipped by Muslims: in the mystery plays represented as a violent overbearing personage. In Layamon's Brut, the name is used for the gods of the Romans and the heathen Saxons.
