feminine

1. Falconry; hawking.
2. Art of hunting with birds of prey.

1. The female of a hawk or falcon. 
2. Quote: "Quando mandava fora da terra por aves, não lhe traziam menos de cincoenta, entre açores e falcões nevris e girofalcos, todos primas." (Fernando, Prologue)
3. Cultural note: in medieval times, female birds of prey were preferred, as they tended to be larger than males. These were known as "terçô" or "terçó" in Portuguese, and "tercel" in English, as they were about a third smaller in size than the female. 

1. Team or crew of rowers in a galley.
2. Bibl: Ignacio da Costa Quintella, Annaes da Marinha portugueza (Lisboa: Academia Real das Sciencias:1839), p. 8.

1. Trial by fire to prove one's innocence.
2. Fazer as salvas: Protest one's innocennce; make protestations of one's innocence. [João1, ch. 10]

Captaincy.

Agreement, pact. [João1, ch.169]

1. Skullcap. [João1, ch. 141]
2. Metal skull protection. 

Ditch; moat. [CKJ1, ch.135]

1. Postern gate.
2. Secondary gate in a city or castle walls, usually in an inconspicuous location, allowing people to come in and out quietly and without attracting attention. These could be very useful in a siege, allowing supplies to be brought in, or messages to be sent out, but they could also be used to let the enemy in. For this reason they are called "porta da traição" (traitors' gate) in Portuguese.

Walled garden, kitchen garden.