Bleeding- a medical process in which a patient is cut in an attempt to bleed out the infection or disease.
Caliph- a spiritual leader of Islam.
Caliphate- the jurisdiction or government of a caliph.
Castellans- people who built castles.
Castration- process of removing the testicles of a man.
Celibacy- the act of refraining from any sexual relations whatsoever.
Contraception- like abortion it's the practice/action of killing the child while still in the womb.
Emir- a commander in some Islamic countries.
Emirate- the state or territory under jurisdiction of an emir.
Excommunicated- to cut off from communion with a church.
Fief- a landed estate granted to a vassal in exchange for military services.
Gynecological- a type of medical study that has to do with females and specifically pertained to the reproductive system.
Infanticide- the killing of a new born child. Many ancient societies would commit infanticide when twins were born; the healthier child lived.
Manor- an agricultural estate operated by a lord and worked by peasants who performed labor services and paid various rents and fees to the lord in exchange for protection and sustenance.
Minuscule- a type of writing invented by Carolingian monastic scribes. It was like print opposed to cursive, and was easier to read.
Monogomy- the practice of having one spouse.
Narcotic- if something is narcotic it is usually a type of pain reliever or sleeping agent.
Nuclear Family- the close family consisting of a mother, father and any children. Cousins, Aunts, Uncles etc. are part of the extended family.
Patriarch- a person regarded as a father or founder.
Scriptoria- a room that was set apart from all the rest in the monastery and was used as a type of study; a place where manuscripts were copied.
Serf- a peasant who is bound to the land and obliged to provide labor services and pay various rents and fees to the lord; considered unfree but not a slave because serfs could not be bought and sold.
Shire- a small province or county.
Solidi- a golden coin that was used in Rome and was made under the reign of Constantine.
Subinfeudation- the practice whereby a lord's greatest vassals subdivided their fiefs and had vassals of their own, who in turn subdivided their fiefs, and so on down to simple knights, whose fiefs were too small to divide.
Vassalage- the granting of a fief, or landed estate, in exchange for providing military services to the lord and other obligations
Caliph- a spiritual leader of Islam.
Caliphate- the jurisdiction or government of a caliph.
Castellans- people who built castles.
Castration- process of removing the testicles of a man.
Celibacy- the act of refraining from any sexual relations whatsoever.
Contraception- like abortion it's the practice/action of killing the child while still in the womb.
Emir- a commander in some Islamic countries.
Emirate- the state or territory under jurisdiction of an emir.
Excommunicated- to cut off from communion with a church.
Fief- a landed estate granted to a vassal in exchange for military services.
Gynecological- a type of medical study that has to do with females and specifically pertained to the reproductive system.
Infanticide- the killing of a new born child. Many ancient societies would commit infanticide when twins were born; the healthier child lived.
Manor- an agricultural estate operated by a lord and worked by peasants who performed labor services and paid various rents and fees to the lord in exchange for protection and sustenance.
Minuscule- a type of writing invented by Carolingian monastic scribes. It was like print opposed to cursive, and was easier to read.
Monogomy- the practice of having one spouse.
Narcotic- if something is narcotic it is usually a type of pain reliever or sleeping agent.
Nuclear Family- the close family consisting of a mother, father and any children. Cousins, Aunts, Uncles etc. are part of the extended family.
Patriarch- a person regarded as a father or founder.
Scriptoria- a room that was set apart from all the rest in the monastery and was used as a type of study; a place where manuscripts were copied.
Serf- a peasant who is bound to the land and obliged to provide labor services and pay various rents and fees to the lord; considered unfree but not a slave because serfs could not be bought and sold.
Shire- a small province or county.
Solidi- a golden coin that was used in Rome and was made under the reign of Constantine.
Subinfeudation- the practice whereby a lord's greatest vassals subdivided their fiefs and had vassals of their own, who in turn subdivided their fiefs, and so on down to simple knights, whose fiefs were too small to divide.
Vassalage- the granting of a fief, or landed estate, in exchange for providing military services to the lord and other obligations