oppressed
subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment
grievances
outrage and injustice
Nobility
to have honour
discretion
speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence
folly
lack of good sense
abbots
man who is the head of an abbey of monks
plumage
a bird's feathers
vassal
Subservient member of the feudal hierarchy who is provided protection by a lord in exchange for a vow of fealty and a condition of labor.
liege
The feudal lord toward whom a vassal vows fealty.
blaspheme
A curse of irreverence toward a sacred object, icon or belief.
bestow
A presentation within the context of it being a highly prized honor or gift.
brethren
Members of a group who feel a bond of closeness and unity with each other verging on that experienced between close family members.
bulwark
A defensive fortification or barricade
trenchant
Possessing a keen, sharply-focused and perceptive insight.
ascetic
Practicing self-denial and severe personal discipline or the person practicing such abstinence.
evince
To demonstrate, exhibit or otherwise make clear.
valor
An exceptionally courageous display of bravery in the face of danger.
penitent
Apologetic and remorseful.
chivalry
A codified system of gallantry and courtliness, especially as shown toward women.
wallow
Overindulgence in strong emotions, usually associated with pity.
accomodate
To make necessary adjustments to something so that it becomes more suitable.
pilgrim
Anyone making a journey to a faraway place, often but not necessarily within the context of a spiritual purpose.
Saxons
Germanic tribes which conquered England along with the Jutes during the Fifth Century and eventually merged with the Angles to form the Anglo-Saxon ethnicity.
sedulous
Diligent and hard-working with a painstaking approach to details.
deemed
Believed to be so.
degrade
Reduce in stature, importance, significance or quality.
Gentile
Someone who is not Jewish.
ecclesiastical
Having to do with the church with an especially strong associated to the Catholic church.
encomium
Praise that is excessively enthusiastic and phrase in a warm and glowing manner.
unrequited
When something given is not returned in kind; usually associated within the context of one person loving another, but not being loved in return.
usury
A loan offered at a ridiculous interest that virtually assures it cannot be repaid on time.
interpose
An intervention, interruption or interjection.
recollection
A memory of an event recalled from a long time ago.
recrimination
An accusation or allegation made with a retaliatory edge to it.
obstinate
Stubborn and unyielding adherence to a belief, action or plan.
necromancy
The summoning of the dead back to life.
