Termagant

In the Middle Ages, Termagant or Tervagant was the name given to a god which European Christians believed Muslims worshipped.

For the racehorse, see Termagant (horse). For ships of the Royal Navy, see HMS Termagant.

The word is also used in modern English to mean a violent, overbearing, turbulent, brawling, quarrelsome woman; a virago, shrew, vixen. In the past, the word could be applied to any person or thing personified, not just a woman.

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