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The Maiden (also known as the Scottish Maiden) is an early form of guillotine, or gibbet, that was used between the 16th and 18th centuries as a means of execution in Edinburgh, Scotland. The device was introduced in 1564 during the reign of Mary Queen of Scots , and was last used in 1716.
Traditions surrounding maiden speeches vary from country to country. In many Westminster system governments, there is a convention that maiden speeches should be relatively uncontroversial, often consisting of a general statement of the politician's beliefs and background rather than a partisan comment on a current topic. [1]
Maiden over an over in which no runs are scored off the bat, and no wides or no-balls are bowled. Considered a good performance for a bowler, maiden overs are tracked as part of a bowling analysis. [1] [3] Maker's name the full face of the bat, where the manufacturer's logo is normally located.
A miko , or shrine maiden, [1] [2] is a young priestess [3] who works at a Shinto shrine. Miko were once likely seen as shamans , [ 4 ] but are understood in modern Japanese culture to be an institutionalized [ 5 ] role in daily life, trained to perform tasks, ranging from sacred cleansing [ 4 ] to performing the sacred Kagura dance.
When a person (traditionally the wife in many cultures) assumes the family name of their spouse, in some countries that name replaces the person's previous surname, which in the case of the wife is called the maiden name ("birth name" is also used as a gender-neutral or masculine substitute for maiden name), whereas a married name is a family name or surname adopted upon marriage.
Iron Maiden, a British heavy metal band, often shortened to "Maiden" Maiden, the first of the three aspects of the Triple Goddess (Neopaganism) Maiden, the author abbreviation for Joseph Maiden; MaiDen, the alternative name of the fictional supercouple AlDub on a Philippine TV show; Maiden, a documentary film by Alex Holmes
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The Maiden was constructed in 1564 for the Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh, Scotland and was in use from April 1565 to 1710. One of those executed was James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, in 1581, and a 1644 publication began circulating the legend that Morton himself commissioned the Maiden after he had seen the Halifax Gibbet. [9]