sca-cooks Re: Terms

[Stephen Bloch]

Keilyn wrote:
> Someone used steward earlier, and even that, while not precisely
> correct, is better than mumble-o-crat.

My impression is that the "steward" (an EXTREMELY old English word --
the OED dates it to the 11th or 12th century, if I remember right) runs
a household, supervises all the other servants, orders supplies, etc.
I think it would make a good replacement for "autocrat" in SCA parlance.

					Steve / Joshua