casement
hinged window that opens like a door
reapers
people who harvest crops
sheaves
bundles of grain tied together after reaping
damsels
young unmarried women
abbot
head monk at a monastery
page
boy in training to be a knight
burnished
polished
mete
give out
dole
distribute
scepter
staff held by royalty that symbolizes authority
prudence
ability to govern with skill and goodjudgment
temper
frame of mind
chrysalis
hard outer shell that forms around a butterfly or insect during the
pupa stage of its life
garners
collects
diffusive
characteristic of diffusion, the spreading of substances
munificence
excessive generosity
dappled
spotted
counter
in opposition
turbid
muddy