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buteil

History; Medieval

Lord's right to a third or half share of his man's estate.

berm

History; Medieval

# Strip of ground between the base of the curtain wall and the ditch. # Flat space between the base of the curtain wall and the inner edge of the moat.

boon-work

History; Medieval

# Work done on the lord's land by dependent peasants for a fixed number of days per week. # Obligation of tenants for special work services, notably the lord's harvest. # A day's work, given ...

cellar

History; Medieval

Room, often for storage, on ground floor or partly underground. Basement.

burgess

History; Medieval

# The holder of land or house within a borough. # Member of a borough community, sharing in its communal privileges. # The member of a town (borough) community, generally a householder paying his ...

broach-stop

History; Medieval

A half pyramid against the chamfer to bring the edge to a right angle, often short with deep hollow chamfer in the 13th century, long with very shallow hollow chamfer in the 15th century.

Bosnian church

History; Medieval

An independent Church in Bosnia, often called heretical, but probably only in schism from Rome. It existed from the mid- to late thirteenth century until the late fifteenth century.