Pythoness Definition
pīthə-nĭs, pĭthə-
noun
A priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
Webster's New World
Any woman soothsayer; prophetess.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of Pythoness.
Wiktionary
A female soothsayer.
Wiktionary
A female python.
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Noun
Singular:
pythoness
Plural:
pythonessesOrigin of Pythoness
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Middle English phitonesse from Old French phitonise from Late Latin pȳthonissa from Greek Pūthōn Python Python1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Late Latin pythonissa, from Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthia). Compare Pythia.
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python +"Ž -ess
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See Pythoness.
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