Elizabethan & Jacobean (1558-1625) Flashcards
1
Q
Advoutery
A
Adultery
2
Q
Abram, Abraham
A
A lunatic, or naked person.
3
Q
A-swame
A
Fainting
4
Q
Abject
A
To cast away or reject
5
Q
Affiance
A
Confidence or trust
6
Q
Ague
A
Malaria
7
Q
Alderman
A
a member of a municipal assembly
8
Q
Ale-bush
A
An Inn
9
Q
All Hallows
A
Halloween’s Eve
10
Q
Altham
A
Wife of a vagabond.
11
Q
Amerce
A
To give a legal fine as punishment
12
Q
Ames-ace/ambsace
A
- a one on a dice
- a term for something worthless or unlucky
13
Q
Amort
A
Lifeless, dull, out of spirits
14
Q
Antic
A
A clown
15
Q
Apple-squire
A
A pimp
