medicine woman

noun

(among North American Indians and some other aboriginal peoples) a woman believed to possess magical or supernatural powers; a female shaman.

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Poa, greatly saddened by her unkindness, consulted an old medicine-woman, to see whether the scar might not be removed.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis Spence
Ania is niece to the old medicine-woman in the stone wigwam at St. Valier; going to see her, eh?
The Golden Dog | William Kirby
The medicine-woman eagerly watched these changes and repeated her previous query.
The Delight Makers | Adolf Bandelier
He felt sure, however, that the strange old medicine woman would prove a valuable ally.
Spotted Deer | Elmer Gregor
In a few suns more she will be a great medicine woman, foretelling things that shall come to the tribes.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 | Various

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