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Guild: A group of species, possibly unrelated taxonomically, that exploit overlapping resources

Sumptuary Laws: Laws that regulate the sort of clothing an individual may wear. Classical Rome restricted certain types of garb to the senatorial classes and equestrian classes, for instance. In Classical C . . . View Full Definition

Yeoman: In early Middle English, the term referred to freemen or freeholders, lower-class peasants who had obtained their freedom from serfdom, and as members of the new bourgeoisie were thus free t . . . View Full Definition

Serf: A medieval peasant tied to a specific plot of land in the feudal system of government. He was allowed to work this land in exchange for services to his lord. In the early medieval period, pr . . . View Full Definition

Quem Quaeritis: This Latin expression comes from the Vulgate New Testament when the angel addresses the women coming to visit Christ's empty tomb. The angel guarding the sepulchre asks, 'Whom do you seek?' . . . View Full Definition

Franklin: A medieval profession akin to a cross between a landlord and a real estate agent. In the early medieval political system of feudalism, society was divided theoretically into three estates: ( . . . View Full Definition

Mla: The acronym for the Modern Language Association. English students primarily know the MLA as the publisher of the MLA guidelines for research papers, the standard format used in American coll . . . View Full Definition

Bourgeoisie: In Marxist terms, the middle class: owners of the means of production and employers of the proletariat.