D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Banshee

/băn-shē'/ · Ban·shee · IPA /bænˈʃiː/
01 n. A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, a…
  1. 1.
    A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the house.(Celtic Folklore)