PACK - to conspire; a gang
PACK - to depart; load
PADDOCK - a toad
PAID - punished
PALE - to enclose
PALL - to cover as with a pall
PALLED - impaired
PALLIAMENT - white gown of a Roman official
PALMER - one who bears a palm-branch
PALMY - victorious
PARCELLED - belonging to individuals
PARD - the leopard
PARITOR - an apparitor
PARLE - talk
PARLOUS - perilous
PARTED - endowed, gifted
PARTIZAN - a pike
PASH - the face
PASH - to strike violently, to bruise, crush
PASS - to practice
PASSANT - a term of heraldry, applied to animals
- represented on the shield as passing by at a trot
PASSING - surpassingly, exceedingly
PASSION - to have feelings
PASSIONATE - to suffer
PASSY-MEASURE - a kind of dance
PASTRY - the room where pastry was made
PATCH - a mean fellow
PATCHED - dressed in motley
PATCHERY - trickery
PATH - to walk
PATHETICAL - affected, hypocritical
PATIENT - to make patient, to compose
PATINE - the metal disc on which the bread is placed
PATTERN - to give an example of
PAUCA VERBA - few words
PAUCAS - few, a cant word
PAVIN - a dance
PAX - a small image of Christ
PAY - to despatch
PEAT - a term of endearment for a child
PEDASCULE - a pedant, schoolmaster
PEER - to peep out
PEIZE - to balance, weigh down
PELTING - paltry
PERDU - lost
PERDURABLE - durable
PERDY - a euphemism for Par Dieu
PERFECT - certain
PERFECT - to inform perfectly
PERIAPTS - charms worn round the neck
PERJURE - a perjured person
PERSEVER - to persevere
PERSPECTIVE - a telescope, or some sort of optical glass
PEW-FELLOW - a comrade
PHEEZE - to comb, fleece, curry
PIA-MATER - the membrane covering the brain, the brain
PICK - to pitch, throw
PICKED - chosen, selected
PICKERS - (and stealers), the fingers, used ridiculously
PICKING - insignificant
PICKT-HATCH - a place noted for brothels Merry Wives
PIED - motley-coated
PIELED - shaven
PLIGHT - pitched
PILCHER - a scabbard
PILL - to pillage
PIN - a malady of the eye
PINFOLD - a pound, a place to confine lost cattle
PIONED - digged
PLACKET - a petticoat-front
PLAIN SONG - a simple air
PLAITED - intricate
PLANCHED - made of boards
PLANTATION - colonizing, planting a colony
PLAUSIVE - plausible
PLEACHED - interwoven
POINT - a lace furnished with a tag by which the
- breeches were held up
POINT-DE-VICE - faultless
POISE - balance
POLLED - bare
POMANDER - a perfumed ball
POMEWATER - a kind of apple
POOR-JOHN - a herring
POPINJAY - a parrot
PORT - pomp, state
PORT - a gate
PORTABLE - bearable
PORTANCE - conduct, behavior
POSSESS - to inform
POTCH - to push violently
POTENT - a potentate
POUNCET-BOX - a box for holding perfumes
POWER - forces, army
PRACTISE - wicked stratagem
PRACTISANT - a confederate
PRANK - to dress up
PRECEPT - a justice’s summons
PRECIOUSLY - in business of great importance
PREGNANCY - fertility of invention
PREGNANT - fertile of invention
PRENOMINATE - to name beforehand, to prophesy
PRE-ORDINANCE - old-established law
PRESENCE - the presence-chamber
PREST - ready
PRETENCE - design
PRETEND - to portend
PREVENT - to anticipate
PRICK - the mark denoting the hour on a dial
PRICK - to incite
PRICK-SONG - music sung in parts by note
PRICKET - a stag of two years
PRIDE - heat
PRIG - to steal
PRIME - rank, lecherous
PRIMER - more-important
PRIMERO - a game at cards
PRINCIPALITY - that which holds the highest place
PRINCOX - a coxcomb
PRISER - a prize-fighter
PROCURE - to bring
PREFACE - interj much good may it do you
PROFANE - outspoken
PROGRESS - a royal ceremonial journey
PROJECT - to shape or contrive
PROMPTURE - suggestion
PRONE - ready, willing
PROOF - strength of manhood
PROPAGATE - to advance, to forward
PROPAGATION - obtaining
PROPER-FALSE - natural falsehood
PROPERTIED - endowed with the properties of
PROPERTIES - scenes, dresses, &c used in a theatre
PROPERTY - to take possession of
PROPOSE - to suppose, for the sake of argument
PROPOSE - conversation
PROROGUE - to defer
PROVAND - provender
PROVISION - forecast
PUCELLE - a virgin, the name given to Joan of Arc
PUDENCY - modesty
PUGGING - thieving
PUN - to pound
PURCHASE - to acquire, win
PURCHASE - gain, winnings
PUT - to compel
PUTTER-ON - an instigator
PUTTER-OUT - one who lends money at interest
PUTTING-ON - instigation
PUTTOCK - a kite