Associate

An associate is a person who is in a formal squire, apprentice or protégé relationship with a peer, usually with an exchange of fealty.

Members of the Order of Chivalry take squires.

Members of the Order of the Laurel take apprentices.

Members of the Order of the Pelican take proteges.

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Being a fealty relationship, this involves some kind of contract, devised and agreed on by the two concerned parties. This often takes the form of the associate agreeing to take on whatever tasks his/her master/mistress sets before him or her, and the master/mistress pledging mentoring, sharing of knowledge and skills, and welcoming that associate as one of his or her family.

Unlike associates, who may be made only by Peers, anyone, regardless of personal rank, may take students.

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