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What (who) is grimalkin - definition
LEGENDARY FAIRY CAT
Greymalkin
![[[Louis Le Breton]]'s illustration of a grimalkin from the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ill dict infernal p0328-312 grimalkin.jpg?width=200 "[[Louis Le Breton]]'s illustration of a grimalkin from the ''[[Dictionnaire Infernal]]''")
grimalkin
[gr?'malk?n, -'m?:l-]
¦ noun archaic
1. a cat.
2. a spiteful old woman.
Origin
C16: from grey + Malkin (familiar form of the given name Matilda).
Grimalkin
·noun An old cat, ·esp. a she-cat.
Wikipedia
Grimalkin
A grimalkin, also known as a greymalkin, is an archaic term for a cat. The term stems from "grey" (the colour) plus "malkin", an archaic term with several meanings (a low class woman, a weakling, a mop, or a name) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands.
During the early modern period, the name grimalkin – and cats in general – became associated with the devil and witchcraft. Women tried as witches in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were often accused of having a familiar, frequently a grimalkin.
