Middle Ages Words Flashcards
(23 cards)
1
Q
Crenellated
A
Having Battlements
2
Q
Donjon
A
The inner tower
3
Q
Perpetuity
A
A stream of cash payments
4
Q
Scullion
A
A servant who worked in the kitchen or scullery
5
Q
Potent
A
Powerful
6
Q
Guile
A
Cunning deception
7
Q
Scourged
A
To be whipped
8
Q
Windlass
A
A type of winch
9
Q
Melee
A
Confusion
10
Q
Espied
A
Seen
11
Q
Lithe
A
Flexible
12
Q
Pate
A
Head
13
Q
Gibbet
A
Gallows
14
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Cowed
A
Frightened by show of force
15
Q
Argosy
A
Large ship or fleet of ships
16
Q
Absolve
A
Pardon
17
Q
Sureties
A
Bonds offered to insure the return of something or someone
18
Q
Enmity
A
Feeling of hostility
19
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Import
A
Value or significance
20
Q
Abase
A
To belittle
21
Q
Glut
A
To stuff or feed in excess
22
Q
Hauberk
A
Armor that covers the neck and shoulders
23
Q
Reparation
A
An act or gesture to repair a wrong
