First Known Use: 14th century
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pythoness
noun py·tho·ness \ˈpī-thə-nəs, ˈpi-\
Definition of PYTHONESS
1
: a woman who practices divination
2
: a prophetic priestess of Apollo
— py·thon·ic \pī-ˈthä-nik\ adjective
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Origin of PYTHONESS
Middle English Phitonesse, from Middle French pithonisse, from Late Latin pythonissa, from Greek Pythōn, spirit of divination, perhaps from Pythō, seat of the Delphic oracle
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