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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 |
| 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 |
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid |
| 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 |
| 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 |
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid |
