| mary | (n) the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics, Syn. Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Madonna, Blessed Virgin |
| mary i | (n) daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558), Syn. Mary Tudor, Bloody Mary |
| mary ii | (n) Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest daughter of James II and ruled jointly with her husband William III (1662-1694) |
| maryland | (n) a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, Syn. Free State, MD, Old Line State |
| maryland | (n) one of the British colonies that formed the United States |
| maryland chicken | (n) chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy |
| marylander | (n) a native or resident of Maryland |
| maryland golden aster | (n) perennial golden aster of southeastern United States, Syn. Chrysopsis mariana |
| mary magdalene | (n) sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus, Syn. St. Mary Magdalen, St. Mary Magdalene, Mary Magdalen |
| mary queen of scots | (n) queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567; as a Catholic she was forced to abdicate in favor of her son and fled to England where she was imprisoned by Elizabeth I; when Catholic supporters plotted to put her on the English throne she was tried and executed for sedition (1542-1587), Syn. Mary Stuart |
