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Miracle - a medieval dramatic form dealing with religious subjects such as
Biblical stories or saints' lives, usually presented in a series or cycle by the craft
guilds.
Morality - an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th
centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed,
Gluttony, etc.
saint - 1. a person of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as
such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness,
virtue, or benevolence.
pageant - 1. an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a
place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of
colorful floats. 2. a costumed procession, masque, allegorical tableau, or the like
forming part of public or social festivities. 3 (in medieval times) a platform or
stage, usually moving on wheels, on which scenes from mystery plays were
presented.
stroll - 1. to walk leisurely as inclination directs. 2. to wander or rove from
place to place; roam.
manor - 1. a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a
feudal lordship. 2. any similar territorial unit in medieval Europe, as a feudal
estate. 3. the mansion of a lord with the land belonging to it. 4. the main house
or mansion on an estate, plantation, etc.
vagabond - 1. a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders
from place to place; nomad. 2. an idle wanderer without a permanent home or
visible means of support; tramp; vagrant. 3. a carefree, worthless, or
irresponsible person; rogue.
barbarity - brutal or inhuman conduct; cruelty.
peer - 1. a nobleman. 2. a member of any of the five degrees of the nobility
in Great Britain and Ireland (duke, marquis, earl, viscount, and baron).
Restoration – 1. reestablishment of the monarchy in England with the
return of Charles II in 1660. 2. the period of the reign of Charles II (1660–85) ,
sometimes extended to include the reign of James II (1685–88).
ale - 1. a beverage darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing
about 6 percent alcohol by volume. 2. Brit. beer.
dice - 1. small cubes of plastic, bone or wood, marked on each side with
one to six spots, usually used in pairs in games of chance or in gambling. 2. any
of various games, esp. gambling games, played by shaking and throwing from
two to six dice or poker dice onto a flat surface.
brewery - a building or establishment for brewing beer.
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