[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

maenad \mae"nad\, n. l. maenas, -adis, gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to
   rave.
   1. a bacchante; a priestess or votary of bacchus.
      1913 webster

   2. a frantic or frenzied woman.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

maenad
     n 1: an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
     2: greek mythology a woman participant in the orgiastic rites
        of dionysus

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