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noun
A person who is loyal, as if bound or entranced, to a band, group or organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Anyone who keeps a magical ring, and is enslaved thereby, and may also be rendered invisible and immortal thereby.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fantasy
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History
From Ringwraith (fantasy character), in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings; from ring + wraith.
From ring + wraith, coined by J. R. R. Tolkien as a fantasy character in The Lord of the Rings.
