Meaning of warlock in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈwɔrˌlɑk/

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1. Noun

   warlock

   Etymology

   Old English wǣrloga ‘traitor, scoundrel, monster’, also ‘the Devil’, from wǣr ‘covenant’ + an element related to lēogan ‘belie, deny’. From its application to the Devil, the word was transferred in Middle English to a person in league with the Devil, and hence a sorcerer. It was chiefly Scots until given wider currency by Sir Walter Scott

   Definitions

   1. a male witch or demon