SC - Kitchen steward

[Shari Burnham]

	> In German, a peer
> > would most likely be referred to as Herr Meister or Dame (or Frau)
> > Meisterin.  
> 
> Yes, of course, and part of the problem stems from the fact that titles
> and
> forms of address ("Herr" is a form of address, not a title, at least when
> I
> learned German) are different. 
> 
> Adamantius
> 
IIRC, Herr is merely a form address today, but during the Middle Ages it was
a statement of legal status, being a derivative of Freiherr or freeman.  It
was then followed, as it is today, by hereditary or earned honorifics.

Bear
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