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These medieval land terms include the following: a burgage , a plot of land rented from a lord or king a hide : the hide, from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "family", was, in the early medieval period, a land-holding that was considered sufficient to support a family.
The word seneschal (/ ˈ s ɛ n ə ʃ əl /) can have several different meanings, all of which reflect certain types of supervising or administering in a historic context.Most commonly, a seneschal was a senior position filled by a court appointment within a royal, ducal, or noble household during the Middle Ages and early Modern period – historically a steward or majordomo of a medieval ...
Primary Title Current Seat Former Seats Duke of Hamilton: Lennoxlove House, East Lothian: Hamilton Palace, Brodick Castle, Dungavel House, Kinneil House, Cadzow Castle: Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
A castellan, or constable, was the governor of a castle in medieval Europe. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. Its surrounding territory was referred to as the castellany. The word stems from castellanus . [ 1 ]
Neither Greek nor Latin had a word corresponding to modern-day "family". The Latin familia must be translated to "household" rather than "family". [1] The aristocratic household of ancient Rome was similar to that of medieval Europe, in that it consisted – in addition to the paterfamilias, his wife and children – of a number of clients , or dependents of the lord who would attend upon him ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. This is a list of monarchs (and other royalty and nobility) sorted by nickname. This list is divided into two parts: Cognomens: Also called cognomina. These are names which are appended before or after the person's name, like the epitheton necessarium, or Roman victory titles. Examples ...
The compound noun weregild means "remuneration for a man", from Proto-Germanic *wira-"man, human" and *geld-a-"retaliation, remuneration". [2] In the south Germanic area, this is the most common term used to mean "payment for killing a man" (Old High German werigelt, Langobardic wergelt, Old English wer(e)gild), whereas in the North Germanic area, the more common term is Old Norse mangæld ...
The Kulagysh plate depicting a heroic scene of a single combat that leads to the death of both fighters. Sogdian art from late Sasanian period. Hermitage Museum. [1]An important episode in "The Tale of Sinuhe", one of the most well-known works of Ancient Egyptian literature, concerns the protagonist – an Egyptian exile in Upper Retjenu – defeating a powerful opponent in single combat.