Ren Rats - glossary of terms.

ATEFTGOTO (noun)	(aft-go-toe) An acronym for a portion of a meeting of the Kutztown University Medieval-Renaissance Club. It stands for Any Thing Else For The Good Of The Order. Every meeting is ended with the presentation of ATEFTGOTO's. They include announcements of all random information not covered in the normal meeting business that may be considered relevant or of interest to the group.
Avast (exp.)	(avast!) nautical exclamation, most often used by pirates, meaning roughly "hey, you!"
Bard (noun)	(bârd) a traveling performer proficient in songs and storytelling, also possessing an uncanny amount of trivial knowledge obtained while traveling (aka: minstrel, troubadour)
Bardic (adj.)	(bârd-ick) of or pertaining to bards
Baron/Baroness (noun)	(bare-un/bare-un-ess) a class of nobility, possibly the lowest ranking class
Barony (noun)	(bare-uh-knee) a piece of land or property presided over by a baron
Blue Feather (noun)	(bloo-feth-err) 1. one of the various clans of the SCA, well known as an all gay household; 2. a member of Clan Blue Feather
Bumper (noun)	(bum-per) a drinking vessel
Chirurgeon (noun)	(ki-err-jenn) a healer or medic
Cloven Fruit (noun)	see Pomander
Court (verb)	(cort) to persue with romantic intent
Den (noun)	(denn) day
Dragon (noun)	(drag-onn) 1. a large, mythological, winged, fire-breathing reptile; 2. a car
Farble (verb)	(far-bull) to attend an event or to go out in public dressed in Medieval attire in an attempt to draw attention to yourself
Favor (noun)	(fave-orr) 1. a symbol worn on one's person to show their membership to a particular household or occupation or to mark a significant achievement; 2. a wearable object given by a noble (usually a woman) to another as a symbol of admiration; 3. admiration
Flog (verb)	(flog) to whip or strike across a person's backside as either an act of punishment or, in certain cases, foreplay
Garb (noun)	(gârb) appropriate clothing worn to a re-enactment event
Grog (noun)	(grog) an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of water and rum, popular amongst sailors and pirates
Herald	(hair-uld) 1. (noun) an official announcer, crier, or messenger; 2. (verb) to proclaim or announce
Hold	1. (exp.) an exclamation meaning "stop"; 2. (noun) a pause in the current action, usually applied to combat; 3. (verb) to stop
Kilt (noun)	(killt) a wrapping that goes about the waist and hangs down to roughly the knees, of Scottish origin and usually bears a pattern of plaid
Knight (noun)	(night) one who has been honored for prowess on the battefield
Laurel (noun)	(lore-ull) 1. an honor awarded for significant achievement in the arts and sciences; 2. one who has received said honor
Lest	(lest) unless
Marshal (noun)	(marsh-all) one who oversees combat at a re-enactment event
Milady/Milord (pr. noun)	(mill-aid-ee/mill-ord) formal method for addressing nobility, often used as a common formal address regardless of social status
Minstrel (noun)	(minn-strell) see Bard
Mundane	(munn-dayne) 1. (noun) a person who is not involved in the re-enactment scene, a "normal" person (occasionally shortened to "Dane"); 2. (adj.) being neither of nor pertaining to re-enactment
Mundanes (plural)	(munn-daynez) 1. (noun) multiple non-re-enactors; 2. (noun) attire that is not of a Medieval or Renaissance nature, "normal" clothing
Mundania (pr. noun)	(munn-day-knee-uh) a re-enactment term for the world outside of an event, the "real" world
Pelican (noun)	(pell-ih-cann) 1. an honor awarded for performing above and beyond in a service capacity, based upon the mythical pelican who would tear out its own organs to feed its young; 2. one who has received said honor
Period (adj.)	(peer-ee-udd) being in the style, custom, or practice of the Medieval or Renaissance time periods; historically accurate
Period Nazi (noun)	(peer-ee-udd nah-tsee) A re-enactor who strives for accuracy in every historical, cultural, and social sense and strongly imposes this agenda on others (whether they like it or not)
Persona (noun)	(per-sone-uh) For lack of a better term, the "character" one adopts when re-enacting. A well done persona has a name, background story, occupation, and future aspirations of its very own.
Plunder	(plun-der) 1. (verb) to take goods and items from people, houses, or ships which have been killed or destroyed; 2. (noun) items which have been plundered
Pomander (noun)	(palm-and-er) Also known as a "cloven fruit". A fruit (usually an apple or orange) studded with whole cloves. This object is used in the Cloven Fruit Game. The rules of said game are as follows: 1. The player holding the cloven fruit hands it off to another player. 2. The receiving player then removes a clove from the fruit (usually with their teeth), and places it on their body in a location of their choice. 3. The giving player must then remove the clove using their mouth. Note: This action does not necessarily need to begin anywhere remotely near said clove. 4. The receiving player now becomes the giving player, and hands the fruit off to the next person. 5. Play continues until either all the cloves have been used, or everyone just gets bored with it.
Re-enactor (noun)	(re-in-act-or) a person who engages in activities wherein they dress and behave in the style and manner of a time period other than their own
Regimental (adj.)	(rej-uh-men-tall) the practice of wearing a kilt without underwear (widely regarded as the "proper" way to wear a kilt)
Ren	(renn) 1. (slang) a shortened form of the word Renaissance; 2. (adj.) of or pertaining to the Medieval or Renaissance time periods
Rove (verb)	(rōv) to wander from town to town with no clear goal or cause
Rover (noun)	(rōv-er) one who roves
Scribal (adj.)	(skry-bull) of or pertaining to scribes
Scribe (noun)	(skrybe) one who is skilled at writing
Scurvy (adj.)	(skurr-vee) mean, despicable
Shinai (noun)	(shin-eye) bamboo practice sword of Oriental origin
Telithe (noun)	(tell-eeth) traditional gypsy weapon, a long sash closed at both ends and weighted with sand
Troubador (noun)	(troo-bad-orr) see Bard
White Belt (noun)	(white belt) 1. a belt worn to mark the wearer as a knight; 2. a nickname used in re-enactment circles to refer to knights
Woo (verb)	(whoo) to impress another person through wit, charm, and wordplay, usually with romantic or sexual intent