[Ansteorra-archery] Students
Susan Hill
sueorintx at hotmail.com
Mon Mar 29 05:43:54 PST 2004
Actually, Master Pug, as I had posted earlier, yeoman derives from the Old
English for young man and did not have anything to do with the military
until after our 'period' It also refers to a manservant who performs
exemplary service, a small land owner and farmer, an assistant or
subordinant as to a sherriff.
The word yeomanly in addition to meaning of, characteristic of, or befitting
a yeoman, also means brave, sturdy.
In Britain, a yeoman was a memeber of a British volunteer cavalry force that
was begun in 1761 as a home guard, but in 1907 has been a part of the
Territorial Army.
A journeyman in Websters is defined as 1: a) a worker for a daily wage; b) a
worker who has served an apprenticeship and is therefore qualified to work
at a specific trade 2: any sound, experienced, but not brilliant craftsman
or performer
I was under the impression that these students were being taken on as
'apprentices' of a sort. An apprentice becomes a journeyman before becoming
a master in the trades.
There is another word that would fit, but it is already in use by the
Laurels and Pelicans, that of protege, a person who is guided and helped,
especially in the furtherance of his or her career by another more
influential person.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Pug Bainter <pug at pug.net>
Reply-To: Archery within the Kingdom of
Ansteorra<ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
To: Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra
<ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Students
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 07:09:49 -0600
Harry Bilings (humble_archer at hotmail.com) said something that sounded like:
> Journeyman as used in the real world means that you know what you are
> doing and are no longer a student, not the meaning that we are after
IMHO.
The definition I was going for was:
An experienced and competent but undistinguished worker.
As for Yeoman, the image is something we have put onto the name as well.
It is/was more commonly a member of the royal guard or navy who was a
freeman sometimes being a official or officer in some capacity.
Ciao,
--
Phelim "Pug" Gervase | "If you don't worry 'bout the future
Bryn Gwlad - Ansteorra | sooner or later it's the past
Dark Horde Moritu | And if they say the thrill is gone
pug at pug.net | then it's time to take it back" --Meatloaf
Note: The views do not reflect the SCA nor the Kingdom of Ansteorra.
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