Canterbury Tales Vocabulary
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| To produce, cause, or give rise to | ||
| Various | ||
| A nun ranking just below the abbess (of a convent) | ||
| Playful, jolly | ||
| A trial session, civil or criminal, held periodiclly in specific locations by a judge or superior court | ||
| Citizen of a town | ||
| Having temperment in which yellow bile predominates, and therefore prone to outbursts of anger. | ||
| Big pimples, considered a sign of drunkeness and lechery | ||
| A tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs | ||
| A seller of hats and other clothing accessories | ||
| Person journeying to religious shrines; pilgrim | ||
| Inn | ||
| A coin of small value used in England until recent times | ||
| Person who was cheerful and good natured because blood predominated their body | ||
| Payments to the church; traditionally 1/10 of one's annual income | ||
| Riches, especially those that are acquired dishonestly | ||
| Evil doers; villians | ||
| Damntion; hell | ||
| To affect with sharp irritation and resentment; to wound | ||
| Having purple flowers; used to color/ season foods | ||
| An unsuitable marriage | ||
| Dawaling, playfully flirting | ||
| Person given to vain, pretentious displays and empty chatter | ||
| A man given to lechery (sexual activity) | ||
| Anxious or concerned |