messalina

noun

1. Valeria,died a.d. 48, third wife of Claudius I.

noun

1. Valeria (vəˈlɪərɪə). died 48 ad, wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for her debauchery and cruelty

“scheming and licentious woman,” 1887, in reference to Valeria Messalina, notorious third wife of Roman emperor Claudius.