Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
Pied Friars — also called the Friars of Blessed Mary or the Friars De Domina; disbanded and the members obliged to join one of the major orders in the early 14th century … Medieval glossary
pied — (adj.) late 14c., as if it were the past participle of a verb form of Middle English noun pie magpie (see PIE (Cf. pie) (n.2)), in reference to the bird s black and white plumage. Earliest use is in reference to the pyed freres, an order of… … Etymology dictionary
pied — adj. particoloured. Phrases and idioms: Pied Piper a person enticing followers esp. to their doom. Etymology: ME f. PIE(2), orig. of friars … Useful english dictionary
List of abbeys and priories in England — Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Article layout 2 Abbreviations and key … Wikipedia
Order of Saint Augustine — Abbreviation OSA Formation March, 1256 Type Catholic religious ord … Wikipedia
Scapular — For the shoulder bone, see Scapula. The devotional scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Brown Scapular. The term scapular (from Latin scapulae, shoulders ) as used today refers to two specific, yet related, Christian Sacramentals, namely the… … Wikipedia
Cambridge Whitefriars — Coat of arms of the Carmelite order Ri … Wikipedia
Mont de Piété — Definition= Both the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. This fifteenth century institution originated in Italy and was developed in cities as a reform against money lending.… … Wikipedia
Monte di Pietà — The Monte di Pietà were the first pawnbrokers in Europe.DefinitionBoth the Italian term monte di pietà and the French term mont de piété translate into English as mount of piety. The first institution was started in 1361 by the Bishop of London,… … Wikipedia
Zapotec languages — Zapotec Diidzaj, Diza, Ditsa, Diidxazá, Tiits Së . . . Spoken in Mexico (Oaxaca, Puebla, Guerrero); USA Native speakers ca 500,000 (date missing) … Wikipedia
