[Sca-cooks] Alternate title
Terry Decker
t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net
Mon Apr 30 21:25:30 PDT 2007
> I believe that the period term for the person in charge of access to the
> gate of a keep or monastery was "porter". Unfortunately, at least in the
> East,
> that term has been designated for the Kingdom level officer in charge of
> helping with access for those with disabilities, so it's not really
> available.
> How about gatekeeper for the person and gate for the place? It's better
> than
> troll, and what I am trying to teach myself to use.
>
> Brangwayna
Gatekeeper works fine. You might try the Latin term "portarius," although
for our purposes "warder" is probably a better choice with the person in
charge being the "Warden of the Gate." Just for fun, a porter at a
religious institution might also be referred to as "ostiary."
Bear
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