For other meanings of the term, see warlock . Warlocks are, among historic Christian traditions, said to be the male equivalent of witches (usually in the pejorative sense of Europe's Middle Ages), and were said to ride pitchforks instead of broomsticks which normally witches would ride. In traditional Scottish witchcraft, "warlock" was and is simply the term used for a wizard, or male witch.McNeill, F. Marian, The Silver Bough: A Four Volume Study of the National and Local Festivals of Scotland, Glasgow: William Maclellan,1957, vol 1; also Chambers, Robert, Domestic Annals of Scotland, Edinburgh: 1861, and Sinclair, George, Satan's Invisible World Discovered, Edinburgh, 1871 A synonym is sorcerer.Huson, Paul, Mastering Witchcraft: A Practical Guide for Witches, Warlocks, and Covens, New York, G.P.Putnams, 1970, 2006, ISBN 0-595-42006-0 Etymology

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