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7 History
Term | Definition |
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chivalry | medieval knightly code for behavior |
succor | assistance and support in times of hardships |
noblesse oblige | the responsibility of privileged people to be generous to less privileged |
demoiselle | a young woman |
yeomen | a man holding and cultivating a small land estate |
burgher | citizen of a town or city |
rebec | medieval stringed instrument played with a bow |
dulcimer | musical instrument with sounding box, strings across and struck with hammers |
mountebank | deceiver who tricks people out of their money |
bailiff | the agent or steward of a landlord |
manor | the lord's estate, including the land rented to tenants. |