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Randy's Vocabulary [3]

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despot
an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors
volume
a roll of papyrus, parchment, or of manuscript, containing writing that is part of a larger collection of work
subtlety
an elaborate confection, ornate in construction and ornamentation, sometimes edible but more often made and used as a decoration for a table or buffet
fealty
fidelity to a lord and the obligation or the engagement to be faithful, usually sworn to by a vassal
ban
a provincial governor of the southern marches of Hungary
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tournament
a contest in which two parties of mounted, armored combatants fought for a prize in accordance with certain rules; performance of knightly exercises
gentleman
a man who is above the rank of a farmer who cultivated his own land or a yeoman
princess
a female sovereign or monarch; queen
levee
a formal reception of visitors held just after rising from bed by a member of royalty
suzerain
a feudal overlord
prince
a sovereign or monarch; king
viscount
the deputy of a count or earl
kaiser
a ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, later used as the title of the German and Austrian emperors
scot
a payment or charge or one's share of a payment or charge; an assessment or tax
Saracen
a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire
legionary
a soldier of a division of the Roman army, the legion
vedette
a small naval launch used for scouting, or a mounted sentry in advance of the outposts of an army
robber baron
a noble who robbed travelers passing through his lands
margrave
a hereditary German title, equivalent to marquis, ranking above a count, originally associated with a count over a march or border area
tanist
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime
banneret
a knight who could bring a company of followers into the field under his own banner
seigniory
a lord's domain in ancient France
marcher
an inhabitant of, or an officer or lord having jurisdiction over, a border territory, also called a march
Middle Kingdom
the 18 inner provinces of China, taken collectively
armarian
a monk in charge of the library and scriptorium in a monastery
pandour
a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty
proconsulate
the office of a proconsul, who acted as governor of a province for the Roman Empire
parade bed
a royal bed from which levees were held
whiffler
an attendant who clears the way for a procession
treaty port
any of the ports in China, Japan, or Korea through which trade with foreign countries was permitted by special treaty
Social Democratic party
a political party in Germany advocating a form of social organization based on the economic and political ideology of Karl Marx
apprentice
a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade
Folketing
the lower house of the Rigsdag, the parliament of Denmark until 1953
pragmatic sanction
the royal decrees limiting the power of the papacy, as of Charles VII of France in 1438; later the imperial decree of Charles VI of Austria in 1713
United Provinces
seven northern provinces that declared their independence from Spain in 1581 and laid the foundation for the establishing the Netherlands
eschew
vo
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid

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