The Canterbury Tales Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. a church official who sold pardons or forgiveness for sins.
  2. 4. a young nobleman training to become a knight.
  3. 7. an object believed to be connected to a holy person.
  4. 9. to restore friendship or peace after conflict.
  5. 10. a woman devoted to religious life; a prioress is the head of a convent.
  6. 13. the medieval system of land ownership and service.
  7. 17. serious, formal, and dignified.
  8. 18. a farm worker who plows fields.
  9. 21. a servant or attendant, often skilled with weapons or hunting.
  10. 23. when the meaning is different from what is expected or stated.
  11. 24. a person who trades goods for profit.
  12. 26. a mounted warrior of noble status who follows a code of chivalry.
  13. 27. competition between people for the same goal.
  14. 28. the code of honor followed by knights.
Down
  1. 1. great courage or bravery.
  2. 3. a church officer who called people to court for religious offenses.
  3. 5. to beg urgently or plead for something.
  4. 6. goodness or a special power or quality.
  5. 8. a member of a religious order who travels and serves communities.
  6. 11. a holy place associated with a saint or religious figure.
  7. 12. an estate manager who oversaw land and workers.
  8. 14. careful and thoughtful in speech or actions.
  9. 15. a journey to a sacred or religious place.
  10. 16. a man who lives in a religious community devoted to prayer and work.
  11. 19. to express grief or deep sadness.
  12. 20. writing that criticizes people or society using humor or irony.
  13. 22. the code of honor followed by knights, emphasizing bravery and respect.
  14. 25. a story that contains several smaller stories inside it.