SC - Non-member submission - Japanese Cooking Sources
Michael F. Gunter
michael.gunter at fnc.fujitsu.com
Fri Oct 27 08:32:38 PDT 2000
> . . . heads of households? Being head of a household doesn't confer
> bupkiss on the OP, which is where it counts. An AoA or higher is noble, and
> those below are considered gentle.
>
> Sieggy
If we are discussing SCA rankings here is the way it is considered by the
Office
of the Heralds.
Below AoA: Of gentle birth. Meaning no title or honors but being a distant part
of the nobility.
AoA: Basic gentility. Roughly equivalent to the rank of Knight in British
heraldry.
Not nobility but the gentry. A country squire is an example.
Grant: Upper level gentry. Still not nobility. Similar to a Baronet.
Peer: Roughly equivalent to an English Baron. High gentry.
Baron/ess: Lowest level of Nobility. Non-Royal. Rank depending on what the
kingdom grants with the Barony. For some it's AoA level, some it is a Grant and
landeds are considered to outrank Peerage.
Viscounty, County, Duchy, Crown: Royal Peers. Highest level of nobility.
So you see that there are no real "commoners" in the SCA. Even the lowest thug
has a great-uncle who was Somebody.
Peers may outrank a Baron/ess but they are not nobility.
I hope this helps.
Gunthar
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