antefn

antefn, f/n.n: an antiphon, a hymn sung in alternate parts. (AHN-TEH-vun / ˈan-ˌtɛ-vən)

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Page from a medieval manuscript showing medieval music notation and words written in Latin; a woman debates with a throned man inside a large letter V.
Beaupré Antiphonary. Belgium (Hainaut), c. 1290. Oxford, Ashmolean Museum Ruskin Collection WA.RS.STD.007. [ruskin.ashmolean.org]

drohtoþ

drohtoþ, m.n: a way of life, condition; a monastic way of life; a plight; a society, community, a shared existence. (DRO’H-toth / ˈdɹɔh-tɔθ)

Medieval manuscript image of an older monk in a chair passing a book to a group of three younger monks standing before him.
Obituarium & Commentary on the Rule of St Benedict. France (St Gilles, Nîmes), 1129. British Library, Additional 16979, f. 21v. [bl.uk]

ærce-diācon

ærce-diācon, m.n: an archdeacon. (AER-chuh-DIH-ah-kon / ˈæɹ-tʃə-ˌdɪ-aː-kɔn)

Thomas Becket, from Alan of Tewkesbury’s compilation of his letters. SE England (Cirencester?), 4th quarter of 12th century. British Library, Cotton MS Claudius B II, f. 341r. [bl.uk]