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Aliscans Amis et Amiles Aucassin et Nicolette baron beaus amis beaus frere beaus sire bele suer Beroul bien Blanchefleur Bouillon bourgeois woman Chev chiers classes of society compagnonage compainz Coronnement Louis Cygne Dame damoisele danz Deux Épées Dieu direct address douce amie douz Durmart le Gaulois employed Erec Escoufle escuiers examples occur Fabliaux fait Fierebras Floriant et Florette fourteenth centuries frans chevaliers Gautier de Coincy gent handle of honor high rank Huon de Bordeaux Ille et Galeron inferior king to noble lover lower classes maisniee Marie de France meaning Miracles Narbonne nobility noble girl noble lady noble to noble noble woman nobles of high North and Center Ogier Old-French Pastorellen priest Prise d'Orange Raoul de Cambrai Renart Roland second half sections of France seigneur servant signified sire supra sweetheart texts consulted thirteenth century title for nobles title in direct twelfth century vassals vilain word young girl young noble
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