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== Definitions

These are words or concepts I've come across that I've had to look up.
I record the definitions as a memory aid and for reference.

Concomitant:: Naturally accompanying or associated ("comes with its own concomitant set of problems")
Droit du seigneur:: A feudal right said to have existed in medieval Europe giving the lord to whom it belonged the right to sleep the first night with the bride of any one of his vassals
Quotidian:: Everyday; commonplace; occuring daily
Seraglio:: Living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
Wabi-sabi:: A Japanese philosophy often described as appreciating the beauty in imperfection