A boisterous, brawling, turbulent woman. It seems in Shakespeare to have been used of men. In ancient farces and puppet-shows, termagant was a vociferous, tumultuous deity.

Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous or furious; quarrelsome; scolding. The eldest was a termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench.

A boisterous, brawling, turbulent woman. It seems in Shakespeare to have been used of men. In ancient farces and puppet- shows, termagant was a vociferous, tumultuous deity. She threw his periwig into the fire. Well, said he, thou are a brave termagant. The sprites of fiery termagants in flame-- .