Middle Ages Words Flashcards by Lindsey sodano | Brainscape

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Crenellated

A

Having Battlements

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Donjon

A

The inner tower

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Perpetuity

A

A stream of cash payments

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Scullion

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A servant who worked in the kitchen or scullery

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Potent

A

Powerful

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Guile

A

Cunning deception

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Scourged

A

To be whipped

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Windlass

A

A type of winch

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Melee

A

Confusion

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Espied

A

Seen

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Lithe

A

Flexible

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Pate

A

Head

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Gibbet

A

Gallows

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Cowed

A

Frightened by show of force

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Argosy

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Large ship or fleet of ships

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Absolve

A

Pardon

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Sureties

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Bonds offered to insure the return of something or someone

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Enmity

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Feeling of hostility

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Import

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Value or significance

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Abase

A

To belittle

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Glut

A

To stuff or feed in excess

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Hauberk

A

Armor that covers the neck and shoulders

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Reparation

A

An act or gesture to repair a wrong