"May-lady" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: May-ladies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} May-lady (plural May-ladies)
  1. (now rare, historical) A May Queen. Tags: archaic, historical
    Sense id: en-May-lady-en-noun-xDSZLP8s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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