abbey
a monastery or convent
anon
soon
bain
a bath
barge
a large, flat boat
betwixt
between
brachet
a female hunting dog or hound
brethren
brothers
Candlemass
an annual feast held for the Virgin Mary, celebrating her purification
certes
certainly
defect
to desert from a cause or country
engender
to procreate or to create
fealty
sworn allegiance or faithfulness to a lord, master or king
fountain
a source of water, such as a spring or stream
gentlewoman
a woman whose family has a high social position
girdle
a belt
gramercy
"thank you"
griffin
a mystical beast which has the head and wings of an eagle, and the body of a lion
hart
a red male deer
helm
a helmet
hermitage
the dwelling place of a hermit
Holy Ghost
third deity of the Holy Trinity; also called the Holy Spirit
host
a vast army
kin
family
maidenhead
virginity
mantle
a sleeveless clock or cape
necromancy
the art of divination by communicating with the dead
paramour
a lover
pavilion
a large and elaborate tent
Pentecost
a Christian celebration held after Easter, commemorating the moment when the Holy Spirit descended onto the Apostles
pommel
the hilt of a sword
samite
heavy silk worn during the Middle Ages
Sangreal
the bowl or cup Jesus Christ used at the Last Supper, brought to England by Joseph of Aramathie; more commonly known as "the Holy Grail"
scabbard
a sword’s sheath, or holder
smite / smote
to hit hard with a hand or weapon; "smote" is the past tense of the verb
squire
a young noble who serves and is trained by a knight
swoon
to faint
tarry
to delay or to wait
truage
a pledge of peace made by paying a tax or tribute to a higher secular authority (i.e. king or emperor)
truncheon
the broken shaft of a spear
twelevemonth
a year
usurp
to seize power without proper claim
vessel
in the context of the epic, a cup or bowl
void
a vacancy
yield
to surrender oneself
