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

You know he told me once that he had been attacked by a succubus [female demon].

Murder, Sex, and the Writing Life: Norman Mailer’s Biography |Ronald K. Fried |November 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
I swear to you that the succubus came, irritant and palpable and most tenacious.

L-bas |J. K. Huysmans
It may be added that the belief in the succubus and incubus appears to be widespread.

Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis
If I did not fear to be indiscreet, I would ask you what kind of thing this succubus was, whose attack you repulsed.

L-bas |J. K. Huysmans

At my side kept always the said Succubus, and her sweet, delectable embrace distilled new ardour into my members.

Droll Stories, Complete |Honore de Balzac
Succubus, suk′ū-bus, n. a demon in female form who consorts with men in their sleep—also Succ′uba.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

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