maidenry

But Gawaine stared in wide-eyed horror at the sea of apple-cheeked, blond-braided, sol - idly constructed peasant maidenry surrounding Thunder, and seemed beyond hearing.

Fortress Of Frost And Fire Lackey, Mercedes 1993

But Gawaine stared in wide-eyed horror at the sea of apple-cheeked, blond-braided, solidly constructed peasant maidenry surrounding Thunder, and seemed beyond hearing.

Fortress Of Frost And Fire Lackey, Mercedes 1993

There were special clerical bicycles made, with guards to prevent the cassock being caught up in the wheels and, get this, a modesty screen all around the bike to prevent Father's ankles being admired by the local maidenry.

unknown title 2008

…the man who skips from one nubile spouse to another over time is, like the sultan who hoards the local maidenry in a single convenient location, simply seeking to “maximize his reproductive fitness,” to sire as many children as possible with as many wives as possible… -Natalie Angier, New York Times

Men aren’t the only ones maximizing their reproductive fitness…or are they? « Gender Across Borders 2009

… the man who skips from one nubile spouse to another over time is, like the sultan who hoards the local maidenry in a single convenient location, simply seeking to "maximize his reproductive fitness," to sire as many children as possible with as many wives as possible …

feminist blogs Emily Heroy 2009