escutcheon the shield on which a family displays its crest.
the merry Stuart who sold it Charles II.
a Farmer-General a member of a rich organization that made a living off of high taxes.
Convulsionists members of a religious group with physical practices similar to the Shakers or the Holy Rollers.
cataleptic having a condition in which consciousness and feeling seem to be temporarily lost and the muscles become rigid: the condition may occur in epilepsy, schizophrenia, and other such conditions.
finger post a sign post.
Dervishes members of any of various Muslim religious groups dedicated to a life of poverty and chastity. Some dervishes practice whirling, chanting, and the like as religious acts.
Palace of the Tuileries where the French king and queen lived in Paris.
