Customs, Etiquette, and Playing the Game

Forms of Address or "But what do I call them?"

Based on ban-Iarla Daedin MacAoidh a’Mhonadh’s Protocol in the S.C.A. class notes.

Untitled Nobility:

"Milord/Milady" (Milord Bob/Milady Jane). Everyone starts with this address and people of ANY RANK can properly be styled in this manner.

Award of Arms:

"My Lord/My Lady" (Lord Bob/Lady Jane)

Grant of Arms:

"Your Lordship/Your Ladyship" (The Honourable Bob/The Honourable Jane)

Baronial:

"Your Excellency" (His Excellency, Baron Bob/Her Excellency, Baroness Jane).

Peerage:

All peerages come with a Patent of Arms and are equal in rank.

• Order of Chivalry: Members of the Order of Chivalry come in two flavors: Knights and Masters at Arms. Knights are generally addressed as "Sir Bob/Sir Jane", Masters are generally addressed as "Master Bob/Mistress Jane".
• Order of the Laurel: "Master Bob/Mistress Jane".
• Order of the Pelican: "Master Bob/Mistress Jane".

Royal Peerage:

Royal peerages generally come with a Patent of Arms and have varying levels of precedence.

• Viscounties: "Your Excellency" (His Excellency, Viscount Bob/Her Excellency, Viscountess Jane). Viscounties have the lowest precedence of the Royal Peerages.
• Counties: "Your Excellency" (His Excellency, Count Bob/Her Excellency, Countess Jane). Common equivalent titles include: Earl, Jarl, Graf/Graefin, Mormaor/Banamormaor, Iarla/ban-Iarla (Pronounced: ‘YAR-la’ and ‘ban-YAR-la’). Counties have a greater precedence than Viscounties.
• Duchies: "Your Grace" (His Grace, Duke Bob/Her Grace, Duchess Jane). Common equivalent titles include: Jarl, Iarla/Jarlina, Diuc/Ban-Diuc. Duchies have greater precedence than Counties.

Royalty:

Current rulers during Their reigns.

• Tanist/Tanista: The heirs to a principality seat. No set titles. Sometimes referred to as "Lord [name of principality]/Lady of [name of principality]" (Tanist Bob/Tanista Jane). The Tanist and Tanista have the lowest precedence of the royalty.
• Prince/Princess: The rulers of a principality. "Your Highness" (His Highness, Prince Bob/Her Highness, Princess Jane). The Prince and Princess have greater precedence than the Tanist and Tanista.
• Crown Prince/Crown Princess: The heirs to the Throne, the next King and Queen. "Your Royal Highness" (His Royal Highness, Prince Bob/Her Royal Highness, Princess Jane). The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have greater precedence than a Prince and Princess.
• King/Queen: The rulers of a kingdom. "Your Majesty" or "Your Grace" (His Majesty, King Bob/Her Majesty,Queen Jane). Also referred to jointly as "The Crown" or "The Throne". The King and Queen have the highest precedence of anyone in the kingdom.

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