plagued the realm (plagd; relm), made trouble in the country
plague the Abbot (plag), annoy the Abbot
plaiting (plat'ing), braiding
Plantagenets (plan-taj-e-nets), the English Kings from 1154 to 1485
plenty, enough of everything
pliant as a wand (pli'ant; wond), as easily moved as a willow twig is bent
plow had violated (vi'o-lat-ed), had been turned up by the plow, and thus spoiled for the small owners
plowshare' (plou'shar'), blade of the plow; part which turns up the earth
plundered store (plun'derd), goods he had taken by force
Poet Laureate (lo're-at), poet chosen by the King to write on great events of the nation