Marian

(merē ən, mar-)

noun

  1. a feminine name: var. Marianne, Marianna
  2. a devotee of the Virgin Mary
  3. a follower or defender of Mary, Queen of Scots

Origin: var. of Marion, but sp. as if < Mary + Anne

adjective

  1. of the Virgin Mary
  2. of Mary I of England
  3. of Mary, Queen of Scots

See Marian in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to the Virgin Mary, her cult, or her theology.
  2. Of or relating to Mary I of England or Mary Queen of Scots.

adjective
Of or relating to Gaius Marius: the Marian reforms of the legions.

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