| A | B |
|---|
| vassal | One in a subservient position, a feudal tenant |
| sundry | various, diverse |
| fustain | course cloth of cotton, linen |
| caste | social class division |
| cloister | a place of religious seclusion |
| prelate | high order member of clergy (i.e. archbishop) |
| palfrey | horse |
| chivalry | system, spirit and customs of Medieval knighthood |
| preferment | advancement or promotion, especially within the church |
| rote | memory, without thinking |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic, hopefully |
| livery | distinctive attire or uniform |
| scrupulosity | the state of having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend |
| varlet | attendant, page |
| gobbet | piece or fragment |
| prevarication | deviation from truth, fabrication |
| victuals | supplies of food, provisions |
| matins | time of day appointed for canonical hours |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| choler | anger, irritability |
| distaff | a staff for holding wool in spinning |
| chaff | debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| asunder | into parts |
| cleft | a space or opening made by splitting |
| stave | staff |
| keen-ground | sharpened into fine edge or point |
| staunch | firm and steadfast, true |
| doughty | brave |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger or bayonet |
