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What (who) is termagant$549070$ - definition
1943 S AND T-CLASS DESTROYER
HMS Termagant (D189); HMS Termagant (F189)
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HMS Termagant (R89)
HMS Termagant was a T-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built by William Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton and launched on 22 March 1943.
termagant
![Rip Van Winkle scolded by his "termagant wife", 1870 illustration by [[Sol Eytinge Jr.]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rip Van Winkle scolded by his wife.jpg?width=200 "Rip Van Winkle scolded by his \"termagant wife\", 1870 illustration by [[Sol Eytinge Jr.]]")
MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN TERM AND CHARACTER
Tervagant; Tervigant; Tervagent; Termangant; Termagaunt; Ternagaunt
['t?:m?g(?)nt]
¦ noun
1. a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.
2. (Termagant) historical an imaginary deity of violent and turbulent character, often appearing in morality plays.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from Ital. Trivagante, taken to be from L. tri- 'three' + vagant- 'wandering', and to refer to the moon 'wandering' between heaven, earth, and hell.
termagant
MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN TERM AND CHARACTER
Tervagant; Tervigant; Tervagent; Termangant; Termagaunt; Ternagaunt
n.
Scold, shrew, vixen, virago, hag, beldam, Xantippe, brawling woman, turbulent woman.
Wikipedia
HMS Termagant (R89)
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HMS Termagant was a T-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service during the Second World War. She was built by William Denny and Brothers, of Dumbarton and launched on 22 March 1943. She was scrapped in 1965.
