‖n. [ NL. See Term, n. ] (Anat.) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousness;
a. Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding. --
A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
n. [ OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant (in sense 1), OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante. ]
The lesser part on Christ believed well,
On Termagant the more, and on Mahound. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]
This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh. Bale (1543). [ 1913 Webster ]
The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Termes. ] (Zool.) Any nest or dwelling of termes, or white ants. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Same as Termatarium. [ 1913 Webster ]