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==Official Groups== |
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===[[Kingdoms]]=== |
===[[Kingdoms]]=== |
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The '''Kingdom''' is the largest groups within the SCA. To become a Kingdom a group must have a history of high level activity, at least 400 subscribing members and sufficient representative from all three peerages. It is ruled by a [[King]] and a [[Queen]] |
The '''Kingdom''' is the largest groups within the SCA. To become a Kingdom a group must have a history of high level activity, at least 400 subscribing members and sufficient representative from all three peerages. It is ruled by a [[King]] and a [[Queen]] |
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===[[Principality|Principalities]]=== |
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A '''Principality''' is a subgroup of a Kingdom. It must have at least 100 subscribing members. It is ruled by a [[Prince]] and [[Princess]], and is subject to Kingdom law. A group which wishes to become a Principality but does not yet fit one or more of the criteria, may become a [[Crown Principality]]. |
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===[[Barony|Baronies]]=== |
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A '''Barony''' is a group with at least 25 subscribing members. It is ruled by a [[Baron]] and a [[Baroness]], and is subject to a Kingdom, as well as to a Principality if it lies within one. |
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===Provinces=== |
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A '''Province''' is a group with at least 25 subscribing members. It is subject to a Kingdom, as well as to a Principality if it lies within one. It has no [[royal]] representative in power, unlike a Barony. |
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===[[Canton]]s=== |
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A '''Canton''' is the subgroup of a Barony with at least five subscribing members. |
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===[[Riding]]=== |
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A '''Riding''' is the subgroup of a Province with at least five subscribing members. |
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===[[Shire]]s=== |
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A '''Shire''' is a group with at least five subscribing members which reports directly to a Kingdom or Principality rather than a Barony. |
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===[[Colleges]]=== |
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A '''college''' is a group based around an educational institution, usually a [[University]]. It must have at least five subscribing members. |
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===Ports and Strongholds=== |
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A '''Stronghold''' is a group based around a military base. If it is a naval base or a specific ship, then the term '''port''' is preferred. It must have at least five subscribing members. |
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===Regions=== |
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An administrative unit within a Kingdom or Principality. It has no definition within the [[SCA Corpora]] and is purely established in order to enable [[officer]]s to establish [[deputy|deputies]]. |
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