Pride and Prejudice - Regency Words/Unit Terms

A lady interested in learning, books and sometimes philosophy.

An old spinster lady.

A novel written as a series of letters.

A work of literature to expose human or institutional vices and in which a solution is either implied or directly suggested.

The group of people in Regency England who owned land but did not hold tittles.

 A period in England between about 1800-1820, named for the Prince Regent who ruled during this time.

A system of inheritance in which all property is passed in its entirety to the firstborn male heir.

A legal arrangement which stated that an estate must pass on to a certain group of direct descendants. Since the property was passed from father to son, if a  landowner had no male heirs, the property would pass to his closest male relative.

Literature that takes on the form of what is being satirized.

 Satires that is cheerful, gentle, and characterized by a "tongue-in-cheek" tone.

Halls where dances, concerts and other social events were held. Most towns had assembly rooms. The most famous is Almack's in London.

 type of carriage with four  wheels, a folding hood, and rwo seats facing each other inside.

Money.

Try to catch a sweetheart or a husband.  A lady puts on her most becoming cap to attract the gentleman's attention and admiration.

A saucy , forward girl.