virago

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

VIRA'GO, noun [Latin from vir, a man.] 1. A woman of the extraordinary stature, strength and courage; a female who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior. To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. 2. In common language, a bold, impudent, turbulent woman; a termagant.
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