Agnes Strickland: Selected Literary Works Glossary

Agnes Strickland: Selected Literary Works Glossary

Bereavement

Death of dear ones

Coadjutor

A religious person who assists his or her superior ones

Succour

A type of compensation

Importunity

Fighting all the odds till the end

Corporeal

Bodily or physical attributes

Haughty

An arrogant and vainglorious person

Inquietude

A state of mental turbulence

Erroneous

A fallacious thing

Amphitheatre

An open gallery of ancient times, especially of Greece and Rome.

Forbearance

Self moderation or self-restraint

Penitent

Expressing remorse or repentance

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