[antir-heralds] [STEPS] title of Dame

[Ursula Georges]

Cynthia J Ley wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:46:07 +0000 Gwen Frost
> <gwenliancatharne at hotmail.com> writes:
>> Just for kicks, I checked out the reserved titles list to see what 
>> "Dame" was equivalent to. Surprisingly enough, "Dame" is not one of 
>> the officially reserved titles for peerages. I would caution against 
>> using it, as it is perceived to be reserved and might just get 
>> someone snarked at, but there does not appear to be a paper trail to 
>> back this up.
>>  
>> Any names people want to look into the history and usage of "Dame"? 
>> SHOULD we be proposing protection?

Dame is reserved, it's just not listed in the tables.  Look right above 
the beginning of the tables in the Alternate Titles List ( 
http://heraldry.sca.org/titles.html ), and you will find the sentence:

"In addition to the standard titles listed in Appendix C, the title Dame 
may be used instead of Mistress by any female member of the Orders of 
the Laurel, Pelican, or Chivalry."

Ursula Georges.