Sentence:  The <WSD>popular</WSD> late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired. (from 17th c.)