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Middle Ages
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Middle Ages | the Middle Ages or Medieval Period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery |
| feudalism | Feudalism was a combination of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries |
| fief | an estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service |
| manorialism | Manorialism was an essential element of feudal society. It was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the Roman villa system of the Late Roman Empire, and was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe |
| serf | an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate |
| lord | Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others acting like a master, a chief, or a ruler |
| vassal | a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance |
| chivalry | the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak |
| excommunication | Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular receiving of the sacraments |
| investiture | the action of formally investing a person with honors or rank |
| Gual | Gaul was a region of Western Europe during the Iron Age that was inhabited by Celtic tribes, encompassing present day France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, Northern Italy |
| Domesday Book | Domesday Book is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror |
| Anglo-Saxons | The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprise people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe |
| parish priest | a priest appointed by the bishop to represent him to the local parish, which is a collection of neighborhoods in one small region of a county within a given state |
| Sacraments | A sacrament is a Christian rite recognised as of particular importance and significance. There are various views on the existence and meaning of such rites |
| monasticism | Monasticism or monkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work |
| cardinals | a senior ecclesiastical leader, considered a Prince of the Church |
| heretics | a person believing in or practicing religious heresy |
| heresy | belief or opinion contrary to orthodox religious (especially Christian) doctrine |
| tithe | A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government |
| monastery | A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone. |
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