Malcolm IV. of Scotland. (1141, 1153–1165.)
“Malcolm … son of the brave and generous Prince Henry … was so kind and gentle in his disposition, that he was usually called Malcolm the Maiden.”—Scott: Tales of a Grandfather, iv.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.