marian

A female given name from Hebrew.

There's no more faith in thee than in a steward prune, nor no more truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and for womanhood, Maid Marian may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee.

Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.

a Marian apparition

Marian devotions

Of or relating to Mary I of England.

I judge the meaning of it to be, that men who raigne like Lions, Kings and great ones who under the face of men carry the hearts of Tygers; and their Children who equall them in, and inherit their fathers crueltie; and their wives who ſurpaſſe them in Inſolence, and Marian perſecntions;^([sic]) muſt all receive ſuch puniſhments as their ſins deſerve, they end their lives tragically, […]

The Marian bishops had undoubtedly anticipated trouble when the daughter of Anne Boleyn ascended the throne.

Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.

One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the disputes following her deposition.