engendering
(v) To bring into existence; to bread, generate, procreate
palmers
pilgrims
shire
An English county.
wend
to travel; to go on one's way
hostelry
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
exposition
an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse
mandates
a command or instruction
trochaic
a metrical measurement of one stressed syllable and one unstressed
anapestic
(of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
dactylic
stressed, unstressed, unstressed
iambic
unstressed, stressed
spondaic
stressed, stressed
convivial
festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
erudite
scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
obsequious
Overly submissive and eager to please
chivarly
a code of behavior between feudal knights and nobles
embarked
to begin or set out, as on an adventure
lists
places where knights fought in tournaments
boorish
ill-mannered or rude
fustian
a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap (fustian tunic)
yeoman
man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer
jaunty
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
dirk
a small dagger
burnished
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing
baldrick
a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip
ostenatious
marked by conspicuous, showy, or pretentious display
heathen
An uncivilized or irreligious person
lugubrious
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
sanctimonious
(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
proclivity
a natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)
prioress
mother superior of a nunnery
coy
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
courtliness
refined behavior; elegance
abbot
the superior of an abbey of monks
cloister
seclude from the world in or as if in a cloister
personable
(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality
prelate
church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
wanton
(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals
glib
fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
penitents
people looking for forgiveness for their sins
shrift
confession of sins
tippet
hood
hurdy-gurdy
An instrument with MELODY and DRONE strings, bowed by a rotating wheel turned with a crank, with levers worked by a keyboard to change the pitch on the melody string(s).
feign
to pretend
decadence
n. decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
tilling
cultivation of the land in order to raise crops
subservient
compliant and obedient to authority
hedonistic
pleasure-seeking; indulgent
destitude
adj - extremely poor; utterly lacking
avaricious
greedy
licentious
lacking moral discipline
dissolute
loose in one's morals or behavior
plaintive
expressing sorrow; mournful