SC - Feastocrat
Michael F. Gunter
michael.gunter at fnc.fujitsu.com
Thu Sep 28 08:10:16 PDT 2000
> Being derived from "autos" meaning "self" and from "krates" meaning "ruler"
> which is derived from "kratos" meaning strength or power. Ergo "autocrat"
> should mean "self ruler." When the words are joined in Greek, "autokrates,"
> the meaning shifts slightly to "ruling by one's self" or "sole ruler."
> Since the English "autocrat" is linearly derived from the Greek via Old
> French, the English meaning is essentially "despot."
>
> Bear
And with the definition in mind I have always been bothered by the total
SCAism of ....erg....."Co-Autocrat"
Then we have Feastocrat.
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