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Vocabulary Week 8
Vocabulary Week 8
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.
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.
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• Jury - ju·ry (jo͝orē) 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.
