termagant
noun/ˈtɜːməɡənt/
/ˈtɜːrməɡənt/
(formal, offensive)- an offensive word for a woman who is thought to be very strict or trying in an unpleasant way to tell people what to doWord OriginMiddle English (originally referring to an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character who often appeared in morality plays): via Old French from Italian Trivagante, taken to be from Latin tri- ‘three’ + vagant- ‘wandering’, and to refer to the moon “wandering” between heaven, earth, and hell under the three names Selene, Artemis, and Persephone.
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