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barrel roof

History; Medieval

Like a covered wagon, or inverted ship.

ban

History; Medieval

# A King's power to command and prohibit under pain of punishment or death, mainly used because of a break in the King's Peace. Also a royal proclamation, either of a call to ...

castellan

History; Medieval

# Governor of a castle. # A captain of a castle. For example, a Catalan castellan commanded/held a castle of second rank.

sunk chamfer

History; Medieval

Plane of chamfer sunk below its edges.

baluster

History; Medieval

# A short shaft, such as is used in balustrades, usually thicker in the middle than at the ends. # A small column supporting a hand-rail.

carucate

History; Medieval

# A measurement of land, equal to a hide (used in Danelaw) # Danish equivalent of a hide. The land ploughed by eight oxen; actual area varied locally and like the hide could be ...