besotted
strongly infatuated
brocade
a rich fabric, usually silk, woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread
comely
pleasant to look at; attractive
copse
a small group of trees
courtier
a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen
courtly
polished and refined, as befitting a royal court; particularly associated with the age of chivalry
cuckold
the husband of an adulteress, usually looked upon with scorn or derision
hind
a female deer
lance
a long weapon for thrusting, used by a horseman in charging
mantle
a loose sleeveless cloak or shawl, worn especially by women
mien
a person's look or manner, indicating their character or mood
moultings
sheddings of old feathers, hair, or skin, or an old shell, to make way for a new growth
palfrey
a light saddle horse for a woman
phial
a small bottle that contains a drug
philander
one who regularly enters casual sexual relationships with women
Phrygian
from ancient Phrygian (modern-day Turkey), in Marie's time an area in the east where knights would have traveled through the Crusades
physic
medicine
psalter
a copy of the Biblical psalms
rote
a harp of five strings
seneschal
an officer in a medieval household, acting as a steward or agent to the lord
squire
a knight's escort
