[MR] [Fwd: Re: Troll Rights

[Cian of Storvik]

How about warder (Fr) or warden? 
"a. The chief executive official in charge of a port
or market. b. Any of various crown officers having
administrative duties."
Origin:
Middle English wardein, from Old North French, from
warder, to guard, of Germanic origin.

There are Churchwardens, why not Site or Eventwardens?

"Churchwarden - one of two lay parish officers in
Anglican churches with responsibility especially for
parish property and alms."

Maybe you could try an alternative to Troll locally,
(in printed event announcements, and correcting those
that ask for check-in) Whatever; it will take an act
of much higher authority to move away from a word so
engrained in the SCA mentality.

Regards to "crats", I was interested to see so many
words that are period in origin to officials such as:
Majordomo is actually of medieval spanish/latin origin
(major domus - "Chief of house") maiordomo; It. 
and Reeve (root of Sheriff, Reeve of a shire), which
is 1. a local administrative agent for an Anglo-saxon
king.  2.a medieval English manor officer responsible
chiefly for overseeing the discharge of feudal
obligations

-Cian of Storvik (who has never liked the word Troll,
especially when they tend to be so very un-troll-like.
And Autocrat having the conotation more of being the
absolute power, ie. king, sovereign or monarch)