Termagant
WordNet
noun
(1) A scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Old French Tervagant, from Italian Trivagante, interpreted as being from Latin tri- + vagari ‘wander’.
Proper noun
Termagant
- an imaginary deity with a violent temperament who featured in medieval mystery plays, represented as being worshiped by Muslims