EMPUSE

Etymology

Noun

empuse (plural empuses)

(obsolete) A phantom or spectre.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*puse", n. Etym: [LL. empusa, Gr.

Definition: A phantom or specter. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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