Category:Virago

Vi*ra"go, n.; pl. Viragoes. Etym: [l. virago, -intis, from vir a man. See virile.]

1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman Who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female Warrior. To arms! to arms! The fierce virago cries. Pope.

2. Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a Vixen. Virago. . . serpent under femininity. Chaucer.