Has any wench at all, let alone an eligible maiden of gentle birth, caught your eye since Chandra became Lady du Lac?
The old knight might well claim her as kin and confirm that she remained an eligible maiden.
At the ball, Lionel dutifully delivers eligible maidens to the Prince on the dance floor, and Stepmother fiendishly schemes behind the scenes on behalf of her daughters.
So the King invites every eligible maiden in the kingdom to a fancy dress ball, where his son will be able to choose his bride.
"Judith," Philip said, "when we know, in fact, who you are and that you remain an eligible maiden, may I-may I court you?"
If he hadn't gone to Freddie Hazlemoor's and been bombarded by eligible maidens, his thoughts would not have turned to marriage.
Luckily, one is in town and his parents are giving a big party so he can meet some eligible maidens.
When the invitation to the ball arrives, Cinderella asks her stepmother if she can attend, since she too is an eligible maiden.
The Whorl Dance had begun around a dozen blazing fires, and the eligible maidens of the Farlain chose dancing companions from the waiting ranks of clansmen.
When Haman drives up in a favorite car-wagon to collect the eligible maidens, Mordecai hides.