| Annuity | a yearly allowance or income |
| Astrolabe | an astronomical instrument used for finding and predicting the positions of the sun and the stars |
| Balas ruby | rose-red variety of spinel ruby |
| Baldric | belt, often highly decorated, worn from one shoulder diagonally across the chest |
| basse taille | see enamel en basse taille |
| Broom (genêt) | one of the heraldic badges of Charles VI of France in the form of branches, seed pods (broomcods), or broom flowers. Adopted by Richard II in 1396. |
| Chafing-ball | small, round, metal container for heated charcoal, oil, etc., to warm the hands |
| Ciborium | receptacle to safeguard the host (bread consecrated during the mass) |
| Curtana | or the Sword of Mercy, was one of the three swords carried before the monarch at the coronation |
| Diptych | painting or other representation composed of two hinged leaves which close like a book |
| Egg tempera | pigment mixed with egg. This allows the full purity of colour, especially the deep blue of ultamarine, to be exploited |
| Enamel | clear or coloured glass powdered and fired to fuse with a metal surface |
| Enamel en basse taille | translucent enamel over a surface worked in relief to create light and shade |
| Enamel sur ronde-bosse | enamel in the round or in high relief |
| Enamel rouge cler | translucent red enamel over gold |
| Escutcheon | shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms |
| Fleuron (of a crown) | lily-shaped pinnacle |
| Gesso | prepared surface of plaster under gilding or paint |
| Hanap | cup, goblet or beaker |
| Holy-water bucket | container to hold water which has been blessed for use in church, etc. |
| Impaled | two coats of arms set side by side on a shield |
| Latten | copper alloy resembling modern brass but usually containing tin as well as zinc |
| Mazer | drinking vessel made of maple or other wood often with a metal rim |
| Musk-ball | small, round, metal container for musk or other sweet-scented compounds |
| Nef | container in the shape of a ship, an almsdish or salt-cellar of this shape; an incense-boat |
| Paten | shallow dish or plate on which the bread is laid during the celebration of the Eucharist and usually made to match a chalice |
| Pax | tablet of precious metal, ivory, etc., decorated with a sacred image, for transferring the kiss of peace at the mass from the celebrant to the clergy and laity |
| Plaque (of a crown) | segment of the circlet or band |
| pointillé | pattern formed of dots incised with a fine point |
| Pyx | small container for the consecrated host, usually a round ivory or metal box |
| Quadrant | instrument used to find the angle between the horizon and a heavenly body, used for navigation |
| Relic | a body part or personal article such as clothing venerated for its association with Christ, a saint, martyr, or other holy person or place |
| ronde-bosse | see enamel sur ronde-bosse |
| rouge cler | see enamel rouge cler |
| Reliquary | container for a relic |
| Salt | container for salt, often with a decorative construction supporting the salt-cellar |
| Scullery | (from Latin scutella; Old French escuillerie), department of the royal household charged with the care of plates, dishes and saucers |
| Spinel ruby | gemstone resembling the true oriental ruby, often pinkish in colour |
