Vocabulary : Witan to Witch-tree
Witan : Lit., wise men; ;; the members of the national, or king's, council which sat to assist the king in administrative and judicial matters; also, the council.Witch : A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat, and used as a taper. ;; One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or sorceress; -- now applied chiefly or only to women, but formerly used of men as well. ;; An ugly old woman; a hag. ;; One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person; also, one given to mischief; -- said especially of a woman or child. ;; A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera. ;; The stormy petrel. ;; To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant.
Witchcraft : The practices or art of witches; sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil spirits. ;; Power more than natural; irresistible influence.
Witched : of Witch
Witch-elm : See Wych-elm.
