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Definition of Magdalen
1. Noun. A reformed prostitute.
Definition of Magdalen
1. n. A reformed prostitute.
Definition of Magdalen
1. Proper noun. (Hebrew female given name); a variant of '''Magdalene''' ¹
2. Proper noun. Magdalen College (''a college of Oxford University'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Magdalen
1. a reformed prostitute [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magdalen
Literary usage of Magdalen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Familiar Allusions: A Hand-book of Miscellaneous Information Including the by William Adolphus Wheeler, Charles Gardner Wheeler (1894)
"magdalen clinging to the foot of the Cross. A picture by Ary Scheffer ... A§~ "
A walk in magdalen College. I never weary with admiring these old edifices ..."
2. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1899)
"St. Mary magdalen to St. Giles'. P. 127. 'Then passing onwards, wee come to the
Parish Church of Mary magdalen, which appeareth to be more ..."
3. Original Letters, Illustrative of English History: Including Numerous Royal by Henry Ellis (1827)
"The Vice President and Fellows of magdalen College to Cardinal Wolsey, upon his
request to dig ... Wolsey had been fellow and bursar of magdalen College. ..."
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