Glossary of Terms
Attendant
servant; assistant; helperBaffled
deceived or confusedBating
exceptingCat with nine tails
whip with nine knotted lashesChiurgeons
surgeonsComplaisance
desire to pleaseCoramantien
Cormantine-settlement on the west coast of Africa, Ghana todayCousheries
deerEll
45 inchesFlies
butterfliesGashly
ghastlyGovernants
governessHamaca
hammockHigh point
a type of laceJapanned
varnished in black; lacqueredMaugre
in spite ofMobile
mobNewgate
notorious London prisonNice
reluctantNovel
new; differentNumb eel
electric eelOroonoko
a variant of the Orinoco River in South AmericaParole
pledge; wordPolitic
shrewdRunagades
desertersSavannahs
grasslands with scattered treesSensible
sensitiveShock dog
poodleStatuary
sculptorSurinam
Brtish colony founded in 1640, later Dutch GuianaTransportation
transporting of prisoners and slaves to coloniesRelated Content for Oroonoko
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- Biography of Aphra Behn
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- About Oroonoko
- Character List
- Glossary of Terms
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Section One--Life in Surinam
- Summary and Analysis of Section Two--Life in Coramantien
- Summary and Analysis of Section Three--Oroonoko in Surinam
- Summary and Analysis of Section Four--Revolt in Surinam
- The Country of Surinam
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