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"Castle Diary" Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Page- | A youth being trained for medieval rank of knight and in the personal service of a knight |
| Squire- | A youth man in the Middle Ages who helped a knight before eventually becoming a knight himself |
| Knight- | A soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a horse and usually wearing armor |
| Bidding- | An offer to do work for someone |
| Noble- | Relating to or belonging to the highest social class |
| Chivalry- | The system of values that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow |
| Chaplin- | A clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| Concise- | stating something clearly and brief, using as few words as possible conveying the full meaning. |
| Hierarchy- | A system for organizing groups such as people, ideas, or objects based on levels of their importance, power, or social standing. |
| Medieval- | related to the Middle Ages |
| Nuance- | a slight or subtle degree of difference in quality such as color and tone. |
| Poacher- | a person who hunts or fished without permission on someone else's property |
| Perspective- | a particular way of viewing things or events |
| Pilgrimage- | A journey to a place considered sacred for religious purposes. |
| Genteel- | refined; polite; or respectable often in an affected or ostentatious way. |