Meg Merrilies

mer'i-lez, in Scott's Guy Mannering, a half insane gypsy who plays a most picturesque and effective part in the romance. She is devoted to the Bertrams, and is wounded fatally while, trying to restore Henry Bertram to his rights as heir of Godfrey Bertram, Laird of Ellangowan. In the dramatization of the novel, Charlotte Cushman became famous in the role of Meg Merrilies.