feminine

Peita

  1. Tax. [Pedro, ch. 13: 4; João 2, ch. 76]
  2. Bribe; inducement. (CW) [Pedro, ch. 5: 22, 28, 31; ch. 13: 48]

Gentes

 

  1. Men.
  2. Forces; troops (large body of soldiers). (CW)
  3. Gentes da cidade: City-folk, city dwellers. [João1, ch. 133]
     

Companhia

  1. Company. (CW)
  2. Troops (large body of soldiers).
  3. Forces; men.
  4. Free company; company of mercenaries (following a strong leader, such as Bertrand du Guesclin, for instance, one of the most famous of the period). [Pedro, ch. 41: 15]

 

Bondades

  1. Kightly virtues.
  2. A knight, a nobleman, or a king, all must and want to 'ser bom', and to be worthy of praise for their 'bondades'.

Azémola

  1. Sumpter; pack mule; pack animal. (JP, PK)
  2. Azémolas do haver / azemellas do aver: packmules carrying the royal treasure. [Pedro, ch. 37: 41]

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