Definition of "Magdalen"

Magdalen

/ˈmæɡdəlɪn/

proper noun
1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Magdalene
  Quotations
  "We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys.
  1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel
2. (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Magdalen College, Oxford.
noun
plural Magdalens
1. Alternative form of Magdalene (“a reformed prostitute”)
  Quotations
  […] these Magdalens dedicated their lives to prayer and performed various tasks such as cooking, cleaning or laundry for the sisters.
  (page 64)