There are two ways that one can interpret the phrase 'was a noble post' unto his mendicant order in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. First, it can be read exactly as it is offered; that the post is one of honor and of a sacred nature. However, because it is Chaucer, there is a second meaning to this phrase. He is also stating that though the monk does not follow monastic 'codes' he is still more noble because of it, making him better able to relate to his fellow modern man.
