sorceress
n.a woman who is believed to have magical powers or to use witchcraft. You usually see this word in stories about the past or in fantasy books.
n.a woman who practices sorcery or witchcraft. Often carries a literary or archaic tone; frequently used in fantasy contexts to describe a female practitioner of magic.
“The sorceress cast a spell to protect the village.”
“In the ancient legend, the sorceress was said to live in a tower guarded by a giant serpent.”
“The protagonist's journey culminates in a confrontation with a sorceress whose mastery of the elements threatens to unravel the very fabric of the kingdom.”
From Middle English sorceresse, from Anglo-Norman sorceresse.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.