Translation - (intransitive) to take luncheon, to lunch. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/search?searchType=dictionary&q=luncheon&_searchBtn=Search

Translation - Any of various deciduous, tall and fast-growing, sometimes narrowly erect, trees constituting the genus https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/147845?redirectedFrom=poplar#eid

Translation - With complement: there is, are, etc. Standing alone: there it is! there you are! lo! voilà tout /tu/ [= all] , that is all, there is nothing more to do or say.

https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/224360?redirectedFrom=voila+#eid

Translation - With complement: here is, are, etc. Without complement: here it is! https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/270904?redirectedFrom=voici#eid

The word jester refers to a historical entertainer. Yorick was mistaken for a jester.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=JESTER&page=1

He later travelled to Versailles after escaping a looming prison sentence at Bastille.

http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNServlet?english=Y&find=Versailles&place=&page=1&nation=

The hamlet is a tragedy story that was authored by Shakespeare and Yorick noticed it when he was applying for his passport.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=hamlet&page=1

"Silk" is a strong, soft, lustrous type of fabric. Silk is produced by certain spiders and larvae.

https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/179711?redirectedFrom=silk+bag#eid22848535

"Articles" is referring to separate summaries of faith. This could be statements or clauses from Apostles' Creed.

https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/11179?rskey=RA6QE7&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid

Character is being used in this context as a verb. It refers to specific features or signs that distinguish something or someone. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/30640?rskey=jOKRHR&result=2&isAdvanced=false#eid

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles Versailles is a city in France and the capital of Yvelines department. It is renowned worldwide as a top tourist destination due to the Palace of Versailles and the Gardens of Versailles. https://www.britannica.com/place/Versailles-France

Translation - An account of one's descent from an ancestor or ancestors, by enumeration of the intermediate persons; a pedigree. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/77484?redirectedFrom=genealogy#eid

Translation - A woman (more or less young), who uses arts to gain the admiration and affection of men, merely for the gratification of vanity or from a desire of conquest, and without any intention of responding to the feelings aroused; a woman who habitually trifles with the affections of men; a flirt.

https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/41329?rskey=DvqQxe&result=2&isAdvanced=false#eid

Translation - A transparent case This could a be lantern. Something that gives light in a transparent way. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/105662?rskey=YyS4mH&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid

A city in France. It is on the coast of northern France, southwest of Calais at the mouth of the Liane River.

https://www.britannica.com/place/Boulogne

Patrimony is used in this context as a noun. It refers to property inherited from one's father or passed down from one's ancestors; an inheritance. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/138896?redirectedFrom=patrimony#eid

Chaldea is located in southern Babylon. It is the land bordering the head of the Persian Gulf between the Arabian desert and the Euphrates delta. www.britannica.com/place/Chaldea

It is a historical and cultural region in France. www.britannica.com/place/Bourbonnais

Translation - The quality or condition of being jolly, light-hearted, or festive; exuberant mirth or cheerfulness; †levity, giddiness (obsolete). https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/101607?redirectedFrom=jollity#eid

Montreuil is located in northern France. The place Yorick visits after buying his chaise.

http://www.getty.edu/vow/TGNServlet?english=Y&find=+Montreuil&place=&page=1&nation=

The word tis is a short form for it is. The word has been used throughout the text in place of “it is.”

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tis

The object is usually a two or four wheeled carriage that Yorick bought to aid his journey to Montreuil.

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According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, a cabal is a small group of people that are secretly planning to seize political power. The term is used in the text to signify the struggle for power and dominance in Europe.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cabal?q=cabals

or Tunic The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines the word tunic as a long piece of cloth that extends to the knees usually worn in ancient Rome and Greece. The fact that a character is depicted in the text as wearing a tunic, the author was able to convey the time setting of the story.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/tunic?q=tunic

According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, the word quoth means said. In the reading, the word was used in place of said, particularly on the first page.

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/quoth?q=quoth

Bourgoisie is used in this context as a noun. It refers to the citizenry of a town or borough in France. It is also more generally used to refer to the middle class. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/22112?redirectedFrom=bourgeoisie#eid

https://www.britannica.com/place/Abdera Abdera is a municipality in Greece. It is an ancient town.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartuffe Tartuffe referred to as the hypocrite or imposter was a theatrical comedy performed in 1664 by Moliere.<br> It refers to a hypocritical pretender to religion, or, by extension, to the best of any kind. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/197997?redirectedFrom=tartuffe#eid

Shagreen case is made out of ray or shark skin. It was commonly used in the 17th and 18th century.

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22383/angyeongjip-spectacle-case-angyeongjip-unknown/

Translation - the alleged fundamental law of the French monarchy, by which females were excluded from succession to the crown https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/169984?redirectedFrom=salique#eid

Translation - Proper name of a spring on Mount Parnassus, sacred to the Muses

https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/28536?redirectedFrom=CASTALIA#eid

A building or place set apart for the worship of God or of one or more divinities: applied, e.g., to a Christian church, the Jewish temple and the Mosaic tabernacle, a heathen temple or site of local worship. https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/170516?rskey=iOC3UP&result=1&isAdvanced=false#eid

Translation - A torch

https://www.chairish.com/product/1990147/19th-century-french-bronze-torchiere-with-flambeau-shades

In the 18th century the Grand Tour became a rite of passage for aristocratic young men. The journey typically involved three or four years of travel around Europe.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Grand-Tour

billet-doux is used as a noun in this context and it refers to a love letter.

https://www-oed-com.proxymu.wrlc.org/view/Entry/19007?redirectedFrom=billet-doux#eid