| Mahabharata |
an ancient Sanskrit epic poem of India, attributed to Vyasa, that recounts the life of Krishna and that contains the Bhagavad-Gita. |
| maharajah |
an Indian sovereign, esp. the ruler of one of the major states. |
| maharani |
the wife or widow of a maharajah. [2 definitions] |
| maharishi |
a Hindu wise man and teacher of spirituality and mysticism. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes cap.) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| Mahayana |
the later of two major branches of Buddhism, stressing universal salvation and disinterested concern for the welfare of others. (Cf. Hinayana.) |
| Mahican |
a member of a tribe or confederacy of North American Indians formerly living in the upper Hudson Valley. [2 definitions] |
| mah-jongg |
a Chinese game played with small tiles that are drawn in turn until one of usu. four players has gotten the winning combination of tiles. |
| mahogany |
any of several related trees of the American tropics that yield a dark, reddish hardwood. [4 definitions] |
| mahout |
an elephant keeper or driver, esp. in India. |
| maid |
a female servant. [2 definitions] |
| maiden |
an unmarried girl or young woman. [4 definitions] |
| maidenhair |
any of various related ferns with slender, dark stalks and delicate, light-green fronds. |
| maidenhead |
the hymen. |
| maidenhood |
the period of time or condition of being unmarried or a virgin. |
| maiden name |
a woman's surname before she is married. |
| maid of honor |
the principal unmarried female attendant of a bride at her wedding. [2 definitions] |
| maidservant |
a girl or woman servant. |
| mail1 |
(sometimes pl.) the system organized to send and deliver letters, parcels, and the like; postal system. [4 definitions] |
| mail2 |
flexible armor made of overlapped or linked metal rings. [2 definitions] |
| mailbag |
a large bag with a shoulder strap used by one who delivers mail. [2 definitions] |