| Althing |
A gathering of the populace to discuss club issues. |
| Barony |
A province that has been meeting for at least a year with an average populace of 15 players. |
| Board of Directors |
The mundane governing body of Amtgard: Kingdom of the Wetlands. |
| Bylaw |
A rule in the corpora regarding an aspect of kingdom government. |
| Champion |
The club officer in charge of ensuring safety within his or her group. |
| Class |
The fighting classes as defined in Amtgard: Handbook on the Rules of Play. |
| Class Guild |
A group for players who play a given class to discuss and promote the class. |
| Class Master |
An individual who has been recognized for playing a particular class exceptionally. |
| Club |
Amtgard: The Kingdom of the Wetlands and/or official Wetlands provinces. |
| Club Officer |
An officer of the kingdom or a province. |
| Confirmation Election |
A vote to confirm or reject the appointment of a pro-tem officer. |
| Contributing |
A member of the kingdom that has paid dues and met certain attendance requirements. |
| Coronation |
An event held to celebrate the induction of a new Monarch. The terms Endreign and
Coronation are synonymous, since whenever a Monarch steps down a new one must step up. |
| Credit |
Experience points in a class that determine at what level an individual can play in that class. Equivalent to "weeks of experience" as mentioned in Amtgard: Handbook on the Rules of Play. |
| Culturals |
The arts and sciences competition at crown qualifications. |
| Duchy |
A province that has been meeting for at least eighteen months with an average populace of 30
players. |
| Donations |
Money donated to the club above and beyond standard dues. |
| Election |
The democratic process by which people are chosen based on majority opinion. |
| Endreign |
See Coronation. |
| Grand Duchy |
A province that has been meeting for at least two years with an average populace of 60
players. |
| Kingdom |
An independent regional entity in Amtgard consisting of a group of member provinces. |
| Kingdom Level |
Anything sponsored and/or governed by the kingdom government. |
| Law |
Mundane ordinances. Note: mundane law always supercedes rules and bylaws. |
| Local |
Pertaining only to a province. |
| Majority Vote |
A candidate or proposal must get more than half of the votes to succeed. |
| Member Provinces |
Groups that have be declared a member of the kingdom by althing. |
| Monarch |
The ruler of a province or kingdom. |
| Mundane |
Anything not pertaining directly to Amtgard; i.e. the outside world, real life. |
| Native Populace |
Those members of a province that claim that province as their home park. |
| Outpost |
A province that does not meet the requirements to be a shire. |
| Plurality Vote |
A candidate or proposal must get more votes than any other candidate to succeed. |
| Populace |
All the people who play Amtgard in a kingdom and all that kingdom's member provinces. |
| Principality |
Another word for grand duchy. |
| Prime Minister |
The chief recording and treasury officer of a province or kingdom. |
| Pro-tem Officer |
An individual who serves in an office that has been vacated in mid-term. |
| Province |
Any Amtgard group that is part of a kingdom. |
| Provincial Level |
Anything sponsored and/or governed by an individual provincial government. |
| Provincial Monarch |
The ruler of a province, such as Sheriffs, Barons, Dukes and Grand Dukes. |
| Regent |
The club officer in charge of promoting arts and sciences within his or her group. |
| Reign |
The period of time lasting from one coronation ceremony to the next. |
| Rules |
Framework set down in Amtgard: Handbook on the Rules of Play for playing the game of
Amtgard. |
| Shire |
A province that has been meeting for at least six months with an average populace of 5 players. |
| Statecraft |
The competition at crown qualifications designed to test the leadership skills of candidates. |
| Waiver |
A legal document releasing Amtgard and its players from any liability if someone is injured. |
| Warskill |
Combat held using the rules of Amtgard; fighting portion of events or tournaments |