Jaddian Words and Phrases

Aljanhi- a human Jaddian soldier.

Alkidar- a woman, almost always of the Eali caste, who is bound to an Eali man in formal concubinage.

Al Neroblis- a title for Hadrian Marlow in the Jaddian Principalities.

Aryabite- any member of the warrior middle caste of the Jaddian Principalities. It is roughly equivalent to a patrician in Imperial society, comprising genetic uplifts and their offspring, but not including pure blood Eali.

Badonna- an honorific applying to Eali women.

Davoi- Cielcin, literally translating to "Demon"

Dom/Domi- an honorific applying to Eali men.

Domagovani- the legislative and elective body composed of all 81 Jaddian princes and the ranking religious clerics, especially those of the Zoroastrianism faith.

Eali/ Eali al'aqran- the Jaddian ruling caste, a product of intense eugenic development.

Fravashi (from Avestan)- In Jaddian Zoroastrianism, the part of one's spirit that remains in the spirit world when a person's soul enters the material universe.

Hudr- Scholiast, literally translating to "Green".

Haqiph- untouchable or base, a caste term referring to those that are homonculi or subhuman.

Mamluk (from Arabic)- a homonculus slave soldier.

Satrap (from Latin)- a planetary governor of the Principalities of Jadd, subordinate to one of the regional princes.

Sulshawar- a warrior who serves as a bodyguard to a prince,satrap, or other important personage. A sulshawar may also represent that person in duels.. it is comparable to a lictor.