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Article #5908Re: Western Land Purchase
From: Jennifer Geard
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:36
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 05:36
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> "Gentile" is an > authentic period spelling of the word we know as "gentle", according > to no less an authority than the Oxford English Dictionary. Indeed, my lord, it seems you are correct in this assertion. In general, though, when a term has a common modern meaning which differs substantially from its period meaning, it is my experience that gent(i)les (and others) in the SCA will avoid that word for fear of ambiguity or incongruity. Not that they *should*, merely that they *do*. It's the only reason I can think of why there are so few "Pagans" registered, given that name's popularity with the Normans and their descendents. ]-) Pagan le Chaunster: Pagana Cantatrix ________________________________________________________________________ Jennifer Geard bloodthorn@sloth.equinox.gen.nz Christchurch, New Zealand
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