Vocabulary 8 The Cantebury Tales (2)

Question 1

Sergeant at the Law

Answer 1

a lawyer appointed by the monarch to serve as a judge

Question 2

Franklin

Answer 2

A wealthy landowner

Question 3

Sanguine (adj)

Answer 3

cheerful and good-natured

Question 4

Haberdasher (noun)

Answer 4

a seller of hats and other clothing accessories

Question 5

Mantle (noun)

Answer 5

Cloak

Question 6

Tempest (noun)

Answer 6

Violent storm

Question 7

Malady (noun)

Answer 7

a disease or disorder; an ailment

Question 8

Apothecaries (noun)

Answer 8

Druggist

Question 9

Pestilences: (noun)

Answer 9

Plagues

Question 10

Wimpled (noun)

Answer 10

with her hair hair and neck covered by a cloth headdress

Question 11

Reeve (noun)

Answer 11

An estate manager

Question 12

Manciple (noun)

Answer 12

A servant in charge of purchasing foods

Question 13

Pardoner (noun)

Answer 13

a church official authorize to see people pardons for their sins

Question 14

Summoner (noun)

Answer 14

a layman with the job of summoning sinner to church courts

Question 15

Stone

Answer 15

a unit of weight equal to 14 pounds

Question 16

Choleric (adj)

Answer 16

having a temperament and prone to outbursts of anger

Question 17

Cherubin (noun)

Answer 17

a type of angel- in the Middle Ages often depicted with a fiery red face

Question 18

Carbuncles (noun)

Answer 18

big pimples, considered a sign of lechera and drunkenness in the Middle Ages

Question 19

Duress (noun)

Answer 19

compulsion by means of threats

Question 20

Diocese (noun)

Answer 20

the district under a bishop’s supervision

Question 21

Scurrility (noun)

Answer 21

Voulgar nature in words

Question 22

Entreaty (noun)

Answer 22

A serious request or plea