Postnominals through use?

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David Nelson

Postnominals through use?

Legg inn av David Nelson » 16 aug 2007 09:08:11

While it's legal for people (outside more litigiously heraldic nations than
the United States) to adopt and use chivalric postnominals, what complaints
would be valid (aside from exageration or fraud) against the practice? An
example: the Friends and Companions of the College of St. George at Windsor
Castle (formerly the Society of the Friends of St. George's and Descendants
of the Knights of the Garter) enjoy more than 5,000 members including what
they call "descendant members." If such descendant members adopted the
postnominal of "DG (Descendant of the Garter)" as an accurate description of
their memberships, descents and nod to the more famous postnominals "KG" and
"LG," what might be the likely opinions of strident heraldrists and
genealogists?

David Nelson
Salt Lake City

Gjest

Re: Postnominals through use?

Legg inn av Gjest » 16 aug 2007 09:20:27

On 16 Aug., 09:08, "David Nelson" <david.nelso...@att.net> wrote:
While it's legal for people (outside more litigiously heraldic nations than
the United States) to adopt and use chivalric postnominals, what complaints
would be valid (aside from exageration or fraud) against the practice? An
example: the Friends and Companions of the College of St. George at Windsor
Castle (formerly the Society of the Friends of St. George's and Descendants
of the Knights of the Garter) enjoy more than 5,000 members including what
they call "descendant members." If such descendant members adopted the
postnominal of "DG (Descendant of the Garter)" as an accurate description of
their memberships, descents and nod to the more famous postnominals "KG" and
"LG," what might be the likely opinions of strident heraldrists and
genealogists?

David Nelson
Salt Lake City

(1) It would be remarkably pretentious

(2) It is off topic here

MAR

AdrianBnjmBurke

Re: Postnominals through use?

Legg inn av AdrianBnjmBurke » 16 aug 2007 19:51:00

On Aug 16, 4:08 am, "David Nelson" <david.nelso...@att.net> wrote:
While it's legal for people (outside more litigiously heraldic nations than
the United States) to adopt and use chivalric postnominals, what complaints
would be valid (aside from exageration or fraud) against the practice? An
example: the Friends and Companions of the College of St. George at Windsor
Castle (formerly the Society of the Friends of St. George's and Descendants
of the Knights of the Garter) enjoy more than 5,000 members including what
they call "descendant members." If such descendant members adopted the
postnominal of "DG (Descendant of the Garter)" as an accurate description of
their memberships, descents and nod to the more famous postnominals "KG" and
"LG," what might be the likely opinions of strident heraldrists and
genealogists?

David Nelson
Salt Lake City

You raise a very interesting point david! some organizations specify
whether their members may use such postnom letters - you would have to
check the founding instrument of the society/order (ie. its charter) -
if it does not specify its members can use 'DG' then I would guess
that it would not be correct - but I'm not going to bet my license to
practice law on that! my humble opinion for what it's worth....ABB

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