SCA Alternative Titles
At her March 1998 meeting, the Laurel Sovereign of Arms formally approved a complete revision of the alternate titles for use in the Society by Russian personaes. The list is a compromise worked out between Paul Wickenden, Predslava Vydrina, and Mikhail Kramolnikov (with input from a lot of folks in SIG-- thanks!) and represents some really incredibly good research and documentation work from Mikhail and Predslava.
In 2008, a major revision to the list was submitted and the changes that have so far been approved have been included here. The titles of boiarin and boiarynia have been accepted as listed here, but are in the process of being re-evaluated as of December 2009.
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|| SCA TITLE || RUSSIAN EQUIVALENT || CYRILLIC SPELLING || APPROXIMATE PRONUNCIATION || NOTES || || King || Tsar || Царь || tsahr || for late period personas || || Queen || Tsaritsa || Царица || tsahr-eet-tsah || ruler in her own right or wife of the Tsar || || King || Velikii Kniaz || Великий Князь || veh-lee-kee knyahz || for most of SCA period || || Queen || Velikaia Kniaginia || Великая Княгиня || veh-lee-ka-yah knyah-gee-nya || || || Prince || Tsarevich || Царевич || tsahr-yeh-veech || male offspring of the tsar || || Princess || Tsarevna || Царевна || tsahr-yehv-nah || female offspring of the tsar || || Prince || Kniazhich || Княжич || knyah-zhich || male offspring of kniaz or velikii kniaz || || Princess || Kniazhna || Княжна || knyazh-nah || female offspring of kniaz or velikii kniaz || || Territorial Prince || Kniaz || Князь || knyahz || pronounced as one syllable || || Territorial Princess || Kniaginia || Княгиня || knyah-gee-nyah || with a hard 'g', not a 'j' || || Duke || Kniaz || Князь || knyahz || pronounced as one syllable || || Duchess || Kniaginia || Княгиня || knyah-gee-nyah || with a hard 'g', not a 'j' || || Count || Kniaz || Князь || knyahz || pronounced as one syllable || || Countess || Kniaginia || Княгиня || knyah-gee-nyah || with a hard 'g', not a 'j' || || Viscount || Kniaz || Князь || knyahz || pronounced as one syllable || || Viscountess || Kniaginia || Княгиня || knyah-gee-nyah || with a hard 'g', not a 'j' || || Master || Master || Мастер || mah-ster || || || Mistress || Masteritsa || Мастерица || mah-ster-ee-tsah || || || Master || Boiarin || Боярин || bo-yar-een || for ranks from AoA to Bestowed PoA || || Mistress || Boiarynia || Боярыня || bo-yar-een-yah || for ranks from AoA to Bestowed PoA || || Knight || Rytsar || Рыцарь || ree-tsahr || the "ee" is pronounced in the back of the throat, a foreign term || || Knight || Boiarin/Boiarynia || Боярин/Боярыня || see above || for ranks from AoA to Bestowed PoA || || Sir || (none) || || || || || Baron || Posadnik || Посадник || poh-sahd-neek || "governor of a city-state" || || Baroness || Posadnitsa || Посадница || poh-sahd-nee-tsah || feminine of above || || Baron || Voevoda || Воевода || voy-yeh-vohd-ah || Means "commander" or "governor"; military overtones || || Baroness || Voevodsha || Воеводша || voy-yeh-vohd-shah || feminine of above || || Baron || Boiarin || Боярин || bo-yar-een || for ranks from AoA to Bestowed PoA || || Baroness || Boiarynia || Боярыня || bo-yar-een-yah || for ranks from AoA to Bestowed PoA || || Lord || Pomestnik || Поместник || poh-myehst-neek || late period personas only || || Lady || Pomestnitsa || Поместница || poh-myehst-nee-tsah || ditto || || Lord || Dvorianin || Дворянин || dvor-yah-nin || suitable for all of SCA period || || Lady || Dvorianka || Дворянка || dvor-yan-kah || ditto || || Lord || Boiarin || Боярин || bo-yar-een || for ranks from AoA to Bestowed PoA || || Lady || Boiarynia || Боярыня || bo-yar-een-yah || for ranks from AoA to Bestowed PoA ||
