succubus

(suk′yo̵̅o̅ bəs)

noun pl. succubi

a female evil spirit or demon thought in medieval times to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

Origin: ME < ML (altered by assoc. with incubus) < LL succuba, strumpet < L succubare, to lie under < sub-, sub- + cubare, to lie: see cube

See succubus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. suc·cu·bus·es or suc·cu·bi (-bīˌ, -bēˌ) also suc·cu·bae (-bēˌ, -bīˌ)

A female demon supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with a man while he sleeps.
An evil spirit; a demon.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Medieval Latin

Origin: , alteration (influenced by Late Latin incubus, incubus)

Origin: of Latin succuba, paramour

Origin: , from succubāre, to lie under

Origin: : sub-, sub-

Origin: + cubāre, to lie down

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