Why I Choose The Word Monseigneur

Fortnightly – adj – happening or produced every two weeks
“Monseigneur, one of the great lords in power at the Court,meld his fortnightly reception in his inner room, his sanctuary of sanctuaries, the Holiest of Holiests to the crowd of worshippers in the suit of rooms without.” page 109
I chose this word because it was not commonly used in the American culture. I knew it had to be British slang about time because of how it was used in the sentence.
Frothed – v – form or contain a rising of overflowing mass of small bubbles
“One lacquey carried the chocolate-pot into the sacred presence; a second milled and frothed the chocolate with the little instrument he bore fit that function” page 110
I chose this word because of its unusual pronunciation and how it is used in the story.

Ecclesiastics – n –a priest or member of the clergy
“civil officers without notion of affairs; brazen ecclesiastics, of the worst world worldly, with sensual eyes, loose tongues, and looser lives, all totally unfit for their several callings, all lying horribly in pretending to belong to them, but all nearly or remotely of the order Monseigneur” page 111
I chose this word because without understanding the word, the context did not make much sense to me.
Affably – adv – to approach and talk to pleasantly and easily; friendly; warmly polite
“Monseigneur affably passed through his rooms to the remote region of the Circumference of Truth.” page 113
I chose this word because it describes how Monseigneur passed through his rooms. The sentence cannot be fully interpreted without the understanding of affably.
Brigand – n – a member of a gang that lives by pillage and robbery
“‘If I knew which rascal threw at the carriage, and if that brigand were sufficiently near it, he should be crushed under the wheels.’” page