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The April LoPaD asked for commentary on three possible gender-neutral English titles at the Award of Arms level: Armiger, Gentle, and Noble. | The April LoPaD asked for commentary on three possible gender-neutral English titles at the Award of Arms level: Armiger, Gentle, and Noble. | ||
Armiger literally means a person who bears arms. The word was used after names in our period, as in "Garlof Ducheman, Armiger". We approve its use as a title in the form "(Given Name), Armiger" or "(Name), Armiger." | |||
We approve | We approve Noble as a title used before a given name, as in "Noble Sampsoun" or "Noble Edwarde". | ||
The majority of commenters opposed restricting use of the word | The majority of commenters opposed restricting use of the word Gentle to Society members of a particular rank. Therefore, we are not protecting that word as a title at this time. | ||
https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2018/07/18-07cl.html#4 | https://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2018/07/18-07cl.html#4 | ||