Magna Carta Vocabulary

                                    Vocabulary

*Archbishop-the chief bishop responsible for an archdiocese

*Bishops-member of the Christian clergy, typically in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders.

*Abbots-a man who is the head of an abbey of monks.

*Earls-a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess

*Justciaries-the administration of justice

*Bailiffs-a person who performs certain actions under legal authority, in particular

*Subdeacon-a minister of an order ranking below deacon

*Liegemen-a vassal who owes feudal service or allegiance to a nobleman

*Ratification -the official way to confirm something, usually by vote

*Aforesaid-another term for aforementioned

*Wardship- care and protection of a ward

*Fief-an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service

*Wainage-implements of feudal husbandry

*Disparagement-the act of speaking about someone in a negative or belittling way

*Dower-a widow's share for life of her husband's estate

*Chattels-a personal possession

*Indemnified-compensate  for harm or loss

*Residue-a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.

*Scutage-money paid by a vassal to his lord in lieu of military service

*Ransoming-obtain the release of (a prisoner) by making a payment demanded

* Boroughs-a town or district that is an administrative unit, in particular

*Assessing-evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of

*Expiry-the end of the period for which something is valid

*Summons-an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it

*Tenement-a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments

*Pleas-a request made in an urgent and emotional manner

*Ecclesiastical-of or relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

*Constable-a peace officer with limited policing authority

*Demesne-land attached to a manor and retained for the owner's own use 

*Felony-a crime, typically one involving violence

*Writ-a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way

*Selvedges-an edge produced on woven fabric during manufacture that prevents it from unraveling.

*Inquisition-a period of prolonged and intensive questioning or investigation

*Henceforth-from this time on or from that time on

*Realm-a kingdom

*Abbeys-he building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns

*Hitherto-until now or until the point in time under discussion

*Bailiwicks- one's sphere of operations or particular area of interest

*Amercements- a financial penalty in English law

Citation 

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