succubus

[ suhk-yuh-buh s ]

/ ˈsʌk yə bəs /

a demon in female form, said to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep. Compare incubus(def 1).

any demon or evil spirit.

a strumpet or prostitute.

Origin of succubus

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin, variant of Latin succuba succuba; cf. incubus

incubus succubus

Imps, male and female, called incubi and succubi respectively, were supposed to be the active agents in producing the affection.

Sleep and Its Derangements |William A. Hammond
I page through the book, and my eye is caught by the part about Incubi and Succubi.

Legends |August Strindberg
During the witchcraft period familiarity of this nature with Incubi or Succubi was punished with death.

Woman, Church & State |Matilda Joslyn Gage
In those intellectual days people believed in what were called the Incubi and the Succubi.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll

Then he passes to the middle ages, and dwells upon the popular belief in incubi and succubi.

A Problem in Modern Ethics |John Addington Symonds

succubus

/ (ˈsʌkjʊbəs) /

Also called: succuba a female demon fabled to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men Compare incubus

any evil demon

C16: from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin succuba harlot, from Latin succubāre to lie beneath, from sub- + cubāre to lie