maidmarian

See also: Maid Marian

English

Etymology

From maid +‎ Marian, perhaps relating to the Virgin Mary.

Noun

maidmarian (plural maidmarians)

1. (obsolete) A kind of dance.
   • c. 1673, William Temple, An essay upon the advancement of trade in Ireland:

     ten men who danced a maid Marian

References

• “maidmarian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.