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An associate is one who has completed formation and is a full member. Our founder preferred the term associate because we are closely associated, united to each other in a community. A probanist is one in the midst of formation, not yet a full member or associate.
The term daughter is both the traditional way of referring to our associates and an endearing term used to describe female disciples of St. Francis de Sales. Longstanding associates tend to use the term daughter frequently, while those newer to the association may use daughter and associate interchangeably. Originally, the relationship between companions was described as the more senior associate acting as mother to her daughter. Technically, each associate is considered to be a daughter. Sometimes the plural term "Daughters" is used to describe the association as a whole.
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