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GLOSSARY

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WordMeaning
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
wrenchto move with a violent twist
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
cessiona yielding to another : concession
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace