The Middle Ages Word Search
Play a The Middle Ages word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: CASTLE, CHIVALRY, FEUDALISM, MONARCHY, KNIGHT, SERF, MANOR, VASSAL, NOBLE, JOUST, SIEGE, CATHEDRAL.
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The Middle Ages word list, defined
- CASTLE /ˈkɑː.səl/ (UK), /ˈkæs.əl/ (US) · noun
- A large fortified building or group of buildings with thick walls, battlements, and often a moat, historically serving as a stronghold for royalty or nobility; in chess, an informal term for the rook. Related: fortress, citadel, stronghold, keep.
- CHIVALRY /ˈʃɪvəlri/ · noun
- The medieval knightly code of conduct emphasizing bravery, honour, courtesy, and protection of the weak; by extension, courteous and gallant behaviour, especially by men toward women. Related: gallantry, courtesy, courtliness, knightliness.
- FEUDALISM /ˈfjuːdəlɪzəm/ · noun
- The dominant social and political system of medieval Europe, in which land was held from a superior lord in exchange for military service or labour, binding peasants (serfs) to the land and creating a hierarchy of mutual obligations between lords and vassals. Related: feudal system, manorialism, seignorialism.
- MONARCHY British: /ˈmɒnərki/; American: /ˈmɑːnərki/ · noun
- A form of government in which a monarch is the head of state, or a state governed by such a system. Related: kingship, royal rule, sovereign government.
- KNIGHT /naɪt/ · noun; verb (archaic)
- A knight is a member of a medieval military order who fought on horseback, traditionally wearing armor and bearing a sword. The word also denotes a chess piece that moves in an L-shape and, in modern usage, a man or woman formally honored with the title of knight. Related: warrior, soldier, cavalryman, champion.
- SERF /sɜːf/ (British); /sɜːrf/ (US) · noun
- A serf was a person, especially a peasant, who was legally bound to work on land belonging to a landowner, particularly under feudal or pre-modern systems. Today the word is also used figuratively to describe someone compelled to serve another person or power. Related: slave, bondman, peasant, farm labourer.
- MANOR /ˈmænər/ · noun
- A manor is a large country house, especially one that historically formed the principal residence of the owner of an estate. The term can also refer more broadly to such an estate and its associated land. Related: estate, country house, landed estate, seat.
- VASSAL /ˈvæsəl/ · noun, adjective
- A vassal is a person or state that owes allegiance or political obedience to a superior authority, especially under a feudal arrangement. As an adjective, vassal describes something belonging to, associated with, or characteristic of a subordinate person or state. Related: dependent, subject, subordinate, retainer.
- NOBLE /ˈnoʊbəl/ (US); /ˈnəʊbəl/ (UK) · adjective; noun
- As an adjective, noble means morally admirable, generous, or worthy of respect; it can also mean belonging to a high social rank. As a noun, a noble is a member of a hereditary or privileged aristocracy. Related: virtuous, admirable, exalted, grand.
- JOUST /dʒaʊst/ · verb and noun
- To compete in a joust, typically on horseback and with lances; a joust is a mounted contest or ceremonial encounter of this kind. Related: tournament, contest, duel, compete.
- SIEGE /siːdʒ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a siege is a prolonged military blockade or sustained attack directed at a fortified place, position, or defender, usually with the aim of compelling surrender. As a verb, to siege means to surround an enemy position with armed forces and subject it to sustained pressure. Related: blockade, assault, encirclement, besieging.
- CATHEDRAL /kəˈθiːdrəl/ · noun
- The principal church of a diocese, containing the bishop's official throne (cathedra) and serving as the central church of a Christian diocese. Related: minster, basilica, duomo.
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