Definition of Jezebel
1
: the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy
2
often not capitalized
: an impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman
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The first known use of Jezebel was in the 14th century
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