Govern: to control and direct the public business of a country, city, group of people, etc.
County: a political division of the UK or Ireland, forming the largest unit of local government, or the largest political division of a state in the US
Accountable: responsible for and having to explain your actions
Outlaw: a person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other parts of society because they want to escape legal punishment
Merchant: a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries
Resent: feel aggrieved at sb
Funds: money, often money for a specific purpose
Charter: organizational document
The Crown: the royal governing power of a country that has a king or queen
Court: people in a court of law
Mayor: a person who is elected or chosen to lead the group who governs a town or city
Export: to send goods to another country for sale (opposite: import)
Strip sth from sb: to take something away from someone or something, especially something that is considered to be important
Jostle: push and shove
Sill: inner ledge of a window
Hook: for hanging sth on the wall
Bench: a long table for working on, for example when you are making something
Stool: a seat without any support for the back or arms
Evolve: to change or develop gradually
Needle: pointed needlework tool
Slaughterhouse: abattoir
Harbour sb: shelter secretly
Mass: religious ceremony
Vestments: the special clothes worn by priests during church ceremonies
Canonize: declare sb a Saint
Shrine: sacred place
Plea: (legal) to court
signpost: to show the direction of something on a signpost
pedestrian: sb walking
Cobbled: made of stone
Awash: flooded
Offal: internal organs
