I. mə-ˈrün noun
Etymology: probably from French maron, marron feral, fugitive, modification of American Spanish cimarrón wild, savage
Date: 1666
1. capitalized : a fugitive black slave of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries ; also : a descendant of such a slave
2. : a person who is marooned
II. transitive verb
Date: circa 1709
1. : to put ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave to one's fate
2. : to place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape
III. noun
Etymology: French marron Spanish chestnut
Date: 1779
: a dark red