Maid Marian
Americannoun
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one of the characters in the old morris dance and May Day festivities; May queen.
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Robin Hood's sweetheart.
noun
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a character in morris dancing, played by a man dressed as a woman
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legend the sweetheart of Robin Hood
Example Sentences
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The death of his wife Sally, who took on the role of Robin's true love Maid Marian, in 2017 led to thousands of pounds of donations.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
She was otherwise known as Errol Flynn’s co-star in a series of dramas, Westerns and period pieces, most memorably as Maid Marian in “The Adventures of Robin Hood.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2020
This gender-scrambling romp by Adam Szymkowicz starts with the premise that the Robin Hood of legend is really Maid Marian, donning a male disguise to breach ye olde chauvinistic norms of 1190s England.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2018
The role of Maid Marian in the production eventually went to Cate Blanchett.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 4, 2015
The outlaw threw down his bow and sat cross-legged on the ground, drawing Maid Marian to sit beside him.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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