Confessio Amantis Glossary

Confessio Amantis Glossary

Days of yore

in the past

Virtue

the idea that a person has to be clean from a moral point of view

Clerk

someone who in the past had the knowledge to write and read

Liege

the connection between a ruler and his subjects

Simpny

making money from selling objects and places considered as being holy

Prebend

money given by the church to one of his clergy members

Bleared

about someone’s vision, to become blurry because of tears

Disquiet

to cause alarm and disturb someone

Ambling

to walk at leisure

Kirtle

unisex garment worn in the Middle Ages

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