SCA Branch definitions

(from the SCA Corpora : Section III.C.1)

Large Region:

  • Kingdom: area ruled by a King and Queen
  • Principality: area within a kingdom ruled by a Prince and Princess

Within Kingdoms or Principalities

  • Barony: area administered by a Baron and/or Baroness, the ceremonial representative(s) of the Crown.
  • Province: equivalent of a barony without a ceremonial representative

Local Branches

  • Shire: local branch reporting directly to a kingdom or principality
  • Canton: local branch reporting through a barony
  • Riding: local branch reporting through a province

Institutional Branches

  • College: institutional branch based at a school, research facility, etc.
  • Stronghold: institutional branch based at a military installation
  • Port: institutional branch based at a military installation in situations where groups of members will be detached for long periods, as with ships at sea