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The branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

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arcuated

History; Medieval

shaped like a bow; curved in that shape or form.

arpent

History; Medieval

measure of land roughly equal to a modern acre.

arris

History; Medieval

the sharp edge of two angles of stone or wood where they meet.

arrow-loop

History; Medieval

long, usually narrow and vertical opening in a wall, or in a merlon, through which arrows were shot. Round or triangular ends were for crossbows, as were horizontal cross-slits, ...

ashlar

History; Medieval

blocks of smooth, squared stone of any kind.

ashlar piece

History; Medieval

short upright post fixed between the rafter and the inner wall-plate.

assart

History; Medieval

to turn woodlands into pasture or cropland. To assart lands within a forest with out license is a grave offence.