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warlocks

warlocks is the plural of warlock.

Meaning of warlock

Noun

warlock (plural warlocks)

  1. A male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.
    • He was himself a warlock, or wizard, which they knew by his taking the witch's part.1730, Edward Burt, Letters from a Gentleman in the North of Scotland
  2. (especially) A magic-user (regardless of gender).
    • “Is it because she was a warlock?” she asked. “I know different kinds of magic . . .” “No, that's not it, or at least . . .” Mereth paused, collecting her thoughts, then explained, “The warlockry doesn't help, Lady Sarai,[…]”2015 February 25, Lawrence Watt-Evans, The Spell of the Black Dagger: A Legend of Ethshar, Wildside Press LLC, →ISBN, page 115

Questions about warlocks

What is warlocks the plural of?
Warlocks is the plural of warlock.

Words near warlocks in the dictionary

  1. warloads
  2. warlock
  3. warlockcraft
  4. warlockries
  5. warlockry
  6. warlocks
  7. warlocky
  8. warlord
  9. Warlord Era
  10. warlording
  11. warlordism

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