#semantic definitions

• Gripped — An old regional form for an object that is caught, fixed, tightly held, or firmly possessed; figuratively, it refers to a person suddenly seized or assaulted by an illness, a violent state of mind, or an obsessive thought from which they cannot deviate.
• Western — The feminine form for 'apusean'; it describes an entity, a society, a value, or a characteristic of a western or occidental nature. As a noun, it designates a woman originating from a western country or living in the west.