squire: A young nobleman attendant upon a knight and
ranked
next below a knight in feudal hierarchy.
yeoman: A farmer who
cultivates
his own land, especially a member of
a former class of small freeholders in England.
prioress: A nun in charge of a priory or ranking next below
the abbess of an abbey.
friar: A brother or member of any religious order, but
especially
of one of the four mendicant orders, viz: (a) Minors, Gray Friars,
or
Franciscans.
(b) Augustines. (c) Dominicans or Black Friars. (d) White Friars
or
Carmelites.
franklin: A medieval English freeholder of nonnoble birth
holding
extensive property.
Epicurus: Greek philosopher who believed that the world is
a
random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good
(341-270
BC).
haberdasher: A dealer in men's furnishings; A dealer
in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and thread; also, a
hatter.
parson: A person who represents a parish in its
ecclesiastical
and corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a
parochial
church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with
the
cure
of souls.
reeve: A bailiff or steward of a manor in the later
medieval
period; A high officer of local administration appointed by the
Anglo-Saxon
kings.
miller: One who works in, operates, or owns a mill,
especially
a grain mill.
summoner: An inferior parish officer in England having a
variety
of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the
chastisement
of petty offenders, etc.
pardoner: a medieval preacher
delegated to raise money for religious works by soliciting
offerings and granting indulgences.
manciple: A steward or purchaser of provisions, as for a
monastery
or college.