An assize at which there are no criminal cases.

plural of maiden assize

(politics) The first speech made by a new member in the chamber of an assembly, in Britain in the House of Commons and House of Lords.

plural of maiden speech

The quality of being maiden-auntish.

(literally) having no maidens. / (informal, typically of a male) single; unmarried; loverless / (informal, by extension) inexpectant of love / (informal, by extension) unattractive; unappealing

plural of shield-maiden

Synonym of old-maidism

An island in Antigua and Barbuda.

(now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman. / A female virgin. / (obsolete, dialectal) A man with no experience of sex, especially because of deliberate abstention. / A maidservant.