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May Lord
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English
Noun
May Lord
a young man chosen to preside over the May Day celebrations
9 Cerdicus ſo denominated, who was the firſt maylord or captaine of the morris daunce that on thoſe embenched ſhelues ſtampt his footing, where cods & dogfiſh ſwomme [(]not a warp of weeks forerunning) & til he had giuen the onſet, they balkt thẽ as quickſands.
Coordinate terms
en May Queen, en May-lady, en Maid Marian