Termagant
Termagant , noun
[Old English Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant (in sense 1), Old French Tervagan; compare Italian Trivigante.]
1.
An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Moslem deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultuous. [Obsolete] — Spenser
And oftentimes by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore.
The lesser part on Christ believed well,
On Termagant the more, and on Mahound.
2.
A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.
This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh.
The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant.
Termagant , adjective
Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.
A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench.