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knights |
right beneath the most important vassals (nobles) were these, they were mounted horsemen who pledged to defent their lords' lands in exchange for fiefs |
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fiefs |
pieces of land given to vassals by their lord |
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bailey |
The wider area of land next to the motte that contained additional buildings such as a kitchen, animal stables, workshops, barns, chapel and residents for peasants and workers. |
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hierarchy |
social order of a society |
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monastery |
the residence of a religious community where monks and nuns live and you could go and get help with Latin lessons if you were struggling in it |
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nuns |
women who taught yong girls, served the church, cared for the poor, sewed, prayed and copied the Bible |
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squire |
the second stage to becoming a knight, at around teenhood, kinghts assistant, caring for horses, train with weapons, and go to battle |
