THE GENERAL PROLOGUE（第32页）

sompnour:sumner;anapparitor，lesiasticalcourts.

questioquidjuris:"iaskwhichlaw（applies）";acantlaw-latinphrase.

harlot:alow，ribaldfellow;thewordwasusedofbothsexes;itesfromtheanglo-saxonverbtohire.

significavit:lesiasticalwrit

withinhisjurisdictionhehadathisownpleasuretheyoungpeople（ofbothsexes）inthediocese.

pardoner:asellerofpardonsorindulgences.

neweget:newgait，orfashion;"gait"isstil露sedinthissenseinsomepartsofthecountry.

vernicle:animageofchrist;socalledfromstveronica，whogavethesaviouranapkintowipethesweatfromhisfaceasheborethecross，andreceiveditbackwithanimpressionofhiscountenanceuponit.

mail:packet，age;french，"malle，"atrunk.

thebell:apparentlyanothersouthwarktavern;stowementionsa"bull"asbeingnearthetabard.

cheap:cheapside，theninhabitedbytherichestandstprosperouscitizensoflondon.

herberow:lodging，inn;french，"herberge."

thewateringofsaintthomas:atthesecondmilestoneontheoldcanterburyroad.