Maenad (noun)
mee-nad
(in ancient Greece) a female follower of Bacchus, traditionally associated with divine possession and frenzied rites.
Late 16th century via Latin from Greek Mainas, Mainad-, from mainesthai ‘to rave’.
Example sentences
“The maenads were intoxicated with dance and movement.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
