Warlock definition
A man claiming or popularly believed to practice sorcery or witchcraft.
noun
A man who practices witchcraft, esp. black magic; sorcerer.
noun
(originally Scotland and Northern UK) A man in league with the Devil; a male magic-user, a wizard.
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Noun
Singular:
warlock
Plural:
warlocksOrigin of warlock
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English wÇ£rloga, from wÇ£r (“promise") (from Proto-Indo-European *wÄ“r- (“true"); compare veritable) + loga (“liar"), from lÄ“ogan (> English lie); the ending in -ock is from Scottish & Northern English.
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