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termagant

ter·ma·gant [ túrməgənt ] (plural ter·ma·gants)


noun 
Definition:
 
an offensive term that deliberately insults a woman's temperament, suggesting a propensity for arguing, criticizing, and quarreling

[13th century. Via Old French Tervagant, overbearing non-Christian deity in medieval mystery plays < Italian Trivigante]

ter·ma·gan·cy noun
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