Magna Carta in 1215
The content of the Magna Carta was planned out by archbishop Stephen Langton and also the most powerful Barons of England. King John had signed the document that's originally called "Articles of the Barons" on June 10, 1215. The royal chancery make a ritual royal grant, based on the agreements that landed at Runnymede, that's known for Magna Carta were divided out to bishops, sheriffs, and other important people throughout England.
Vocabulary
Earls - a British nobleman rank above a viscount
Archbishop - chief bishop that's responsible for archdiocese
Debtor - a person or institution that owns a sum of money
Abbots - a man who is the head of an abbey of monks
Justiciaries - a judicial authorities of a country
Liege - concerned with or related to the relationship between feudal superior
Liegemen - a vassal who owes feudal service
Efficient - achieving maximum productivity
Assixes - a court that formerly sat at intervals in each country of England and Wales
Charter - a written grant by a country's legislative
Inviolate - safe no violation
Unconstrained - not restricted
Ratification - an official way to confirm something, usually by vote
Sufficient - enough
Realm - a kingdom
Disseiein - an auction to recover land
Indemnified - compensate (someone) for harm
Wainage - implements of feudal husbandry
Residue - a small amount of something that remains after part has gone
Discreet - careful and circumspect in one's speech or action
Aforesaid - other terms for aforementioned
Ploughs - a large farming implement with one or more blades fixed in a frame
Bailiffs - a person who performs certain actions under legal authority
Presentment - a formal presentation of info in a court
Tenement - a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house
Inheritance - a thing that is inherited
Sureties - a person who takes responsibility for another performance of an undertaking
Ranson - the practice of holding a prisoner or items to extort money or property to secure their release
Residue - a small amount of something that remains after part has gone
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