banshie

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banshie - 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.]

banshie - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  banshie
      n 1: (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of
           impending death [syn: banshee, banshie]