Zong! Glossary

Zong! Glossary

Sustenance

in this context, food

Negro

a black person, currently seen as derogatory

Obliged

a moral duty

Frenzy

a period of madness

Perils

dangers

Ache

pain

Ratio

a relation between two different amounts

Render

in this context, to deliver an official verdict

Vessel

a container

Provision

supplies given to a person at a regular time

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