Transcript Vocabulary Week 8

Vocabulary Week 8
Week 8 Day 1
•Fief
•Manor
•Moat
Answer Day 1
• Fief – fief (fēf)
noun
• 1. Land given to a
Noble in return
for loyalty and
feudal services.
Answer Day 1
• Manor - man·or (manər) noun
• 1. A large country house with lands; the principal
house of an estate.
Answer Day 1
• Moat - moat (mōt) noun
• 1. A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or
town, typically filled with water and intended as a
defense against attack
Week 8 Day 2
•Peasant
•Crusade
•Joust
Answer Day 2
• Peasant - peas·ant (pezənt) noun
• 1. A poor farmer of low social status who owns or
rents a small piece of land for cultivation.
• Synonyms : agricultural worker, small farmer, serf,
Answer Day 2
• Crusade - cru·sade (kro͞oˈsād) noun
• 1. A medieval military expedition, one of a series
made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from
the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
• Synonyms : battle, take up arms, holy war
Answer Day 2
• Joust – joust (Joust) verb
• 1. A medieval sports contest in which two
Knights on horseback fight with lances.
Week 8 Day 3
•Christian
•Muslim
Answer Day 3
• Christian - Chris·tian (krisCHən) noun
• 1. A person who is a believer in Jesus Christ
and his teachings.
Answer Day 3
• Muslim - Mus·lim (mooz-lem) noun
• 1. A follower of the religion of Islam.
Week 8 Day 4
•Parliament
•Jury
Answer Day 4
• Parliament - par·lia·ment (pärləmənt) noun
• 1. United Kingdom’s the highest legislature, the
House of Lords, and the House of Commons.
Answer Day 4
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• Jury - ju·ry (joorē)
noun
• 1. A body of people (typically twelve in number)
sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of
evidence submitted to them in court.