aeon
an extremely long period of time
bandolier
a pocketed belt for holding ammunition
barricks
a different spelling of barracks - lodgings for soldiers
benighted
ignorant; unenlightened
blackguard
a rude or unscrupulous person
blowzy
sloppy; unkempt; coarse in appearance
byres
cow barns
calkins
cleats on horses' shoes to prevent them from slipping
cankered
corrupted
cheroot
a type of cigar in Burma or India
cleave
split or sever
cohort
a group of soldiers
contrite
sorry or remorseful
dominion
supreme authority; sovereignty
dooli
stretcher
dower
another term for dowry
dun
a horse with a grayish-yellow coat and a black mane and tail
flotilla
a formation of small warships
hathi
Hindi for elephant
iniquity
evil or injustice
lance
fierce warrior
pomp
ostentatious or vain show of magnificence
prow
the forward most part of a ship's bow that cuts through the water
rapine
pillage; plunder
riven
wrenched, split apart with violence
serf
a peasant
shoal
a sandbar or shallow place in a body of water
sloth
apathy and laziness of a spiritual sort
snaffle-bar
part of a bit mouthpiece used on horses
tawdry
cheap or gaudy in clothing or appearance
trichies
Indian cigars
tumult
a commotion; a loud agitation
twain
an archaic word for two
