Vocab
What is a territorial unit or division under the feudal system?
vill
A great or noble person; a member of the nobility or elite of a particular country
magnate
What was the position of Thomas Becket?
Archbishop of Canterbury
What was the document that Henry wanted to get signed by Becket?
Constitution of Clarendon
What is an oral examination called?
viva voce
What is the Latin phrase for "to the remaining"
ad remanens
What was the purpose of the Constitution of Clarendon?
To minimize criminious clerks
What are the seven sacraments?
Baptism, eucharist, penance, confirmation, holy orders, marriage, extreme unction
What is the right to present a member of the clergy to a particular benefice or living?
advowson
What does seisins mean?
Possession
Why did Henry II choose Henry Becket for Archbishop of Canterbury?
Henry II already knew Becket and was under the assumption that he would cooperate and would be an ally.
Which two of the seven sacraments happen only once?
Confirmation and holy orders
What is an authoritative prohibition?
interdict
What is the word meaning to exclude, by an authoritative sentence, from participation in the sacraments and services of the church, or from religious rites in?
Excommunicated
When was the Constitution of Clarendon written?
1164
How was the Pope elected?
Acclimation
What is a charitable relief given to the poor or needy called?
alms
What is a declaration of allegiance to king by vassal?
homage
What was the major legal legacy that Becket left?
Double-jeopardy
What is the benefit of clergy?
Getting tried by the ecclesiastical courts