The Phoenix and the Turtle

The Phoenix and the Turtle Glossary

lay (noun)

Song, voice

trumpet (noun)

Trumpeter

fiend (noun)

An evil person; death; the devil

gender (noun)

Nature, kind

precurrer (noun)

Precursor, forerunner

interdict (verb)

Forbid, ban, block

obsequy (noun)

A funeral rite/ceremony

sable (adjective)

Black-colored; dark, gloomy

herald (noun)

A person who makes official proclamations or gathers people for ceremonies

augur (noun)

An ancient Roman offıcal who predicted the future through omens, one of which is the flight of birds; an event that shows a good or bad outcome

requiem (noun)

A catholic funeral mass; a funeral song or dirge

defunctive (adjective)

Pertaining to death

concordant (adjective)

Agreeable, in harmony

surplice (noun)

A white garment used ministers and priests of the Chruch of England

anthem (noun)

Song, hymn

twain (number)

Two

threnos (noun)

A dirge, recited next to a funeral pyre

property (noun)

Personality, from the Latin proprietas

distinct (adjective)

Separate

asunder (adjective)

Separate, divided

part (verb)

To depart

confounded (adjective)

Confused, perplexed

cinders (noun)

The leftovers of ash

urn (noun)

A vase or vessel, sometimes used for ashes