pythoness

py·tho·ness

noun \ˈpī-thə-nəs, ˈpi-\

Definition of PYTHONESS

1

: a woman who practices divination

2

: a prophetic priestess of Apollo

— py·thon·ic \pī-ˈthä-nik\ adjective

Origin of PYTHONESS

Middle English Phitonesse, from Middle French pithonisse, from Late Latin pythonissa, from Greek Pythōn, spirit of divination, perhaps from Pythō, seat of the Delphic oracle

First Known Use: 14th century