[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

banshee \ban"shee\, banshie \ban"shie\, n. gael. bean-shith
   fairy; gael.  ir. bean woman + gael. sith fairy. celtic
   folklore
   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.
   webster 1913 suppl.

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