Here are some commonly used words that you might hear while you are at an SCA event.

Arms - What your heraldic design becomes once you receive an Award or Grant of Arms

Autocrat - The person in charge of an event

Bardic Circle - An informal gathering for singing or storytelling

BOD - The Board of Directors of the SCA

Chivalry - The Knights of the Kingdom

Coronet - An alternate term for the Baron and Baroness

Coronation - An event in which the Prince & Princess begin their reign as King & Queen

Corpora - The governing and policy decisions of the Board of Directors of the SCA

Crash Space - Informal lodging provided by members of a local event

Dry Site - An alcoholic beverage policy; a DRY site permits NO alcohol consumption

Earl - An alternate title for a Count

Exchequer - The officer in charge of the finances for the local group or the Kingdom

Farspeaker - An alternate name for a modern telephone

Favor - A token item, usually constructed of cloth, given in friendship or love by one individual to another

Garb - An alternate name for period clothing

Gentle - All members are considered to be of nobility

Guild - A group of individuals which meet to study or practice a period art or science

Halflings - An alternate name for children. Also sometimes called Smalls

Herald - The officer in charge of registering names and devices for the members

Investiture - The same as Coronation

List - The fighting competition at a tournament

Mundane - Modern, not in the SCA

Period - Within the time period of the Society

Regnum - A list of Society branches and officers

Seneschal - The officer in charge of the group (like a chairman or president)

Site - The place where an event is to be held

Troll Booth - The place where you check in for admission to an event