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pythoness definition

py·tho·ness (pī′t̸hə nis)

noun

  1. a priestess of Apollo at Delphi
  2. any woman soothsayer; prophetess

Etymology: ME phitonesse < MFr phitonise < ML phytonissa < LL(Ec) pythonissa < Gr Pythōn < Pythō: see Pythian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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