a chaise and four a lightweight carriagedrawn by four horses.
Michaelmas the feast of the archangel Michael, September 29.
engage to occupy or involve oneself.
It will be impossible for us to visit him In Austen's day, the women of a family could not visit an unmarried gentleman without first gaining an introduction to him through a third party, preferably a male relation.
to develop to become known or apparent; be disclosed.
mean low in quality, value, or importance.
trimming a hat decorating or embellishing a hat, as by adding ornaments, contrasting materials, and so on.
the assemblies people gathered together for entertainment.
fortnight [Chiefly British] a period of two weeks.
Boulanger a type of dance.
trade a means of earning one's living; one's occupation, work or line of business.
their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by trade Here, the Bingleys' money has been earned by their father rather than inherited.
the liberty of the manor the privilege of hunting on the estate's surrounding land.
knighthood the rank or status of a knight.
a hack chaise a hired carriage.
