menad
[
mee
-nad]
/ˈmi næd/
noun
1.
maenad
.
British Dictionary definitions for
menad
maenad
/
ˈmiːnæd
/
noun
1.
(
classical myth
) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus; bacchante
2.
a frenzied woman
Derived Forms
maenadic,
adjective
maenadically,
adverb
maenadism,
noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin
Maenas,
from Greek
mainas
madwoman
menad
/
ˈmiːnæd
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
maenad