Pythoness
Pronunciation : Pyth"o*ness
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. pythonissa: cf. F. pythonisse. See Pythian.]
Definition : 1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: The priestess who gave oracular answers at Delphi in Greece.
2. Any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a sort of witch. Bp. Hall.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913