siege
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
liege
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
vassal
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
plagiarise
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
undertaking
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
abbey
a monastery ruled by an abbot
descend
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
relic
an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
metaphor
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
grudging
petty or reluctant in giving or spending
snobbish
befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
pontifex
a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome
pious
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
antagonist
someone who offers opposition
indulge
yield (to); give satisfaction to
