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Appendix B - Standard Designations for Society BranchesThe following designations have been defined as standard in Corpora and may be used by Society branchesmeeting the requirements for that particular type of branch as stated in Corpora:KingdomPrincipalityBaronyProvinceShireCantonRidingCollegeStrongholdPortAppendix C - Corpora on Titles in the SocietyC. Titles1. Prohibition of Landed Titles. "Landedness in the Society is an attribute of the Crown, the Coronet, andthe territorial Barons and Baronesses. Other titles within the Society do not confer land, and no formof any title shall be taken or used which states or implies ownership or control of any geographic,demographic or sociographic area within or external to the Society in any sense, medieval orotherwise.2. Reservation of Titles. The Board reserves unto itself the right to define the circumstances for whichnew titles of rank may be granted and to coin any such titles either for general use or for specificindividuals. A specific title granted by the Board upon just petition is unique to each case and doesnot make that title valid for any other use or person within the Society.3. Standard and Alternate Titles. The Society's standard titles are defined in Appendix C.[of Corpora].The Society recognizes that equivalent titles from other cultures may be more appropriate forindividual members. Such alternate titles may be used by those entitled to the rank or awardassociated with them, provided the College of Arms has ruled that the title in question is an equivalentfor the title or award in question, OR the Board has specifically granted permission for an alternateusage which has not been ruled an equivalent by the College of Arms. Board rulings apply only to thesituations for which they were made, and do not provide a precedent for related alternate titles. Allstandard and alternate titles are specific to the Society, and convey no rank or precedence outside it.They may be used in a Society context only by those who have achieved the appropriate rank oraward within the Society. (See IV.C.)4. Styles and Unrecognized Titles. Names and terms that imply relationships between Society members(such as apprentice, page, squire, etc.) or that carry vocational connotations (religious, military,scholarly) may be used in the Society on an informal basis, subject to the following restrictions:a. They must not assert or imply noble rank or territorial jurisdiction.b. They must not be offensive in themselves or in the context in which they are used.c. They may carry no precedence and must not be used in any manner which would suggest that theydo so.Middle Kingdom Pursuivants Handbook 1592nd Edition - 2002