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chapter

History; Medieval

governing body of cathedral (Dean and Chapter) or monastery.

chapter house

History; Medieval

the council chamber for the Chapter.

charter of franchise

History; Medieval

documents granting liberty to a serf by his lord. The term also applies to the freedom granted to the inhabitants of a town or borough. The issue of a Charter of Franchise frees ...

chevet

History; Medieval

French term denoting the radiating chapels and ambulatory of an apsidal east end.

chevron

History; Medieval

moulding in the form of inverted 'V', a Norman feature.

cill

History; Medieval

the base of a window or base beam of a screen.

cinq (five) ports

History; Medieval

Sandwich, Dover, Hythe, Winchelsea and Hastings