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bastard

History; Medieval

Title borne by acknowledged eldest natural son of a noble.

bolting-house

History; Medieval

A place where bran is bolted (i.e. sifted) from flour.

chaplain

History; Medieval

Priest or monk in charge of the chapel and of the secretarial department of the castle.

A doorway into a house after which it is not possible to go straight into a room as the way is blocked by a wall, usually containing a chimney stack, so that it is necessary to turn either left or ...

bressumer

History; Medieval

Beam supporting an upper wall of timber framing.

burgage

History; Medieval

A unit of property in a borough, generally comprising a house but not much appurtenant land, held for a money-rent and according to the more or less standard rules of burgage tenure.