MAEGBOTE; MAGBOTE
Mæg"bote`, Mag"bote`, n. Etym: [AS. mæg kinsman + bot compensation.]
(Anglo-Saxon Law)
Defn: Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman. Spelman.
MAELSTROM
Mael"strom, n. Etym: [Norw., a whirlpool.]
1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.
2. Also Fig. ; as, a maelstrom of vice.
MAENAD
Mæ"nad, n. Etym: [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr.
1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.
2. A frantic or frenzied woman.
MAESTOSO
Ma`es*to"so, a. & adv. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Majestic or majestically; — a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.