☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Harridan

A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman. In historical legal records, applied in domestic dispute cases and equity proceedings involving the management of households and estates.

Etymology: Possibly from French 'haridelle' (worn-out horse, gaunt woman) · Category: General Legal Terms · Source: Oxford English Dictionary; 18th century English court records
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