bacchante
[b
uh
-
kan
-tee, -
kahn
-, b
uh
-
kant
, -
kahnt
]
/bəˈkæn ti, -ˈkɑn-, bəˈkænt, -ˈkɑnt/
noun
1.
a female
bacchant
.
Also called
maenad
,
menad
,
Thyiad
.
Origin
1790-1800;
back formation from
Latin
bacchantēs,
feminine plural of
bacchāns
bacchant
; pronunciation with silent
-e
<
French
bacchante,
feminine of
bacchant
bacchant
British Dictionary definitions for
bacchante
bacchante
/
bəˈkæntɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
bacchantes
(
bəˈkæntɪz
)
1.
a priestess or female votary of Bacchus
2.
a drunken female reveller