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===Noble=== | ===Noble=== | ||
Due to the general lack of nobles in the present-day Inquisition, except for sixteen ceremonial "kingdoms" scattered in Western and Southern dioceses (most of whose have a local title), usage of these terms varies a lot depending on the historical and geographical context. In the Chlouvānem territories, historically there have been many different noble ranks with various designations, as each broad region had its own terms and conventions. The term ''ēmīlāmita'' (derived from ''ēmīla'' "tiger") is used for nobility in this historical context only. There is no broad term for "nobility" today (''pūgāsilāṇa'', "ensemble of kings", comes closest) and the terms are either those borrowed from Skyrdagor or - increasingly - the original designations are simply adapted and kept as such. | Due to the general lack of nobles in the present-day Inquisition, except for sixteen ceremonial "kingdoms" scattered in Western and Southern dioceses (most of whose have a local title), usage of these terms varies a lot depending on the historical and geographical context. In the Chlouvānem territories, historically there have been many different noble ranks with various designations, as each broad region had its own terms and conventions. The term ''ēmīlāmita'' (derived from ''ēmīla'' "tiger") is used for nobility in this historical context only. There is no broad term for "nobility" today (''pūgāsilāṇa'', "ensemble of kings", comes closest) and the terms are either those borrowed from Skyrdagor or - increasingly - the original designations are simply adapted and kept as such. | ||
* ''emibuṣari'' — monarch; not used as a title itself, it is however a collective term for all following terms for "king" and "queen". | |||
* ''pūgāsis'' — king, queen (< [[Skyrdagor|Sky]]. ''pyl gavszi'' "king of all", originally the Emperor of Greater Skyrdagor). The most common term used for present-day royalty, including all Evandorian countries which still have a monarchy. | * ''pūgāsis'' — king, queen (< [[Skyrdagor|Sky]]. ''pyl gavszi'' "king of all", originally the Emperor of Greater Skyrdagor). The most common term used for present-day royalty, including all Evandorian countries which still have a monarchy. | ||
** ''camipūgāsis'' — emperor, empress (historical use only) | ** ''camipūgāsis'' — emperor, empress (historical use only) | ||