Language

The Lexicon

The Lexicon preserves the language of the Lifestyle — its words, concepts and traditions. It records meaning; it never prescribes practice. Where usage varies between Houses or lineages, each is set down with equal respect.

Protocol

Domestic Service

Service oriented to the daily practical needs of a household.

Definition

Domestic service is the offering of service in the daily life of a household — meals, cleaning, care of belongings, hospitality — under the terms of a dynamic.

Discussion

Domestic service is often the ordinary substance of long-standing dynamics, punctuated occasionally by more formal or ceremonial expressions.

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