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archwitch

archwitch noun: a very powerful witch.

Noun

archwitch (plural archwitches)

  1. A very powerful witch.
    • Others, like the archwitch Kálarátri or “black night,” are of repulsive appearance; she has dull eyes, a depressed flat nose; […]1894, William Crooke, An Introduction to the Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India, Allahabad: […] the Government Press, […], page 350
    • And it was strange that these two archwitches should slumber when the whole world of shadows was astir.1907, William McChesney Martin, Shoes of Iron: A Tale of Witch Town, Mayhew Publishing Co., page 183

Forms of archwitch

pluralarchwitches
alternative formarch-witch

Origin of archwitch

From arch- + witch.

Questions about archwitch

What does archwitch mean?
Archwitch means a very powerful witch.
What part of speech is archwitch?
Archwitch is a noun.
What is the plural of archwitch?
The plural of archwitch is archwitches.

Words near archwitch in the dictionary

  1. archways
  2. archwife
  3. archwire
  4. archwires
  5. archwise
  6. archwitch
  7. archwitches
  8. archwives
  9. archwizard
  10. archwizards
  11. archwork

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