demidevil en · NOUN
Etymology
From demi- + devil.
Meanings
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A half-devil, half-human.
Othello: Will you, I pray, demand that demi-devil / Why he hath thus ensnared my body and soul?
c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demidevils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |