a female demon fabled to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
Compare incubus
2.
any evil demon
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin succuba harlot, from Latin succubāre to lie beneath, from sub- + cubāre to lie
succuba in American English
(ˈsʌkjəbə)
noun
a succubus
Word origin
[1550–60; ‹ L: paramour, equiv. to succub(āre) to lie beneath (suc-suc- + cubāre to lie down; cf. concubine) + -a fem. n. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1550–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: collate, haul, modulate, multiplex, section