conjuressn.
/ˈkʌndʒərᵻs/, /kʌndʒəˈrɛs/, U.S. /ˈkəndʒərəs/ A female conjurer, a sorceress.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > sorcerer or magician > [noun] > that deals with demons > one who calls up spirits
conjurerc1384
goetian1569
conjuress1582
invocator1604
exorcista1616
goetic1652
evocator1794
ghost-raiser1798
evocatrix1847
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 79 Theese rit's thee Cooniures asketh.
1613 T. Heywood Brazen Age ii, in Wks. (1874) III. 217 Medea..in the strange habite of a Coniuresse.
1811 Ann. Reg. 1809 (Otridge ed.) Chron. 324/2 A female fortune teller..This conjuress however denied the charge.
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