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Glossary

ae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Yes
aio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-A greeting
ambax . . . . . . . . . . . -Personal guard
arbiter . . . . . . . . . . -A high judge
aurigani . . . . . . . . . -Mithran slave soldier. Only the most trusted enter this category.
asel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Gaelland/Gallian for gilla
atyr/atyress . . . . -Southwestern Kymbrian lord/lady
aulos . . . . . . . . . . . ..-Long double pipe instrument
bloodlined . . . . . . -A gilla born into servitude. All of their descendants will also be gilla.
brigada . . . . . . . . . -Battalion
brosthun . . . . . . . .-Born without the presence of a father.
bunk . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Not real, made up.
cac . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Old Roman word for feces.
carnyx . . . . . . . . . .-Ancient war horn with a long skinny neck and bulbous head fashioned after a boar.
catcher . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Catches runaway gilla.
cened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -a senate
citarra . . . . . . . . . . . . -A string instrument with eastern origins that consists of 5 to 7 strings and usually played with a planch.
cumber . . . . . . . . . , , . .-Of little mind, useless.
cumberwhirl . . . . . . .-Stronger version of cumber.
dalarwain . . . . . . . . . -The right hand to a leader.
de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-Deity/deities.
decanus . . . . . . . . . . . ..-The head of a large group of peacekeepers.
dep, or deppid . . . . .-Stupid.
drib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-A little bit. Small amount.
druidi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Descendants of the druids
fluet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-Single pipe instrument.
geissi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-A prohibition, or demand placed on someone, usually given by a magistrate, arbiter, or druidi priest.
gobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-A sneaky liar. An insincere suck-up.
golden sickle . .. . . . -Reference to the druidi cutting mistletoe with uncorrupted metal. Also used as a metaphor.
high patrician . . . . . -Extremely rich aristocrat with a hierarchy unto themselves. Most have very old blood-lines.
jib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..-Flattery. A lot of talk that means nothing.
joy house . . . . . . . . . . .- A place to drink, gamble, and dance.
kaeth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-A very old Cymri (old Welsh) word for slave.
kaethteer. . . . . . . . . . -Kymbrian slave soldier. Implemented and disbanded throughout Kymbri's history. Service for freedom.
legrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-Military rank equivalent to a lieutenant.
lick of the tongue - Cure, cured.
low patrician . . . . . .-Usually new money with little family history. Low and high tend to occupy opposite spheres.
magistrate . . . . . . . . ..-Local judge.
nodens . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-Celtic deity associated with healing, the sea, hunting, and dogs.
on Stutter . . . . . . . . .-Electric machinery that has malfunctioned.
overrun the cup . . .-Too much.
peacekeeper . . . . . . . .-Uniformed people who patrol the streets for criminality.
peacer . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Slang term for peacekeeper.
pig-haves . . . . . . . . . . . -Derogatory term for the rich.
pleasure palace . . . .-A place where pleasure gilla live and work.
rib tickler . . . . . . . . . .-A joke.
rutta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-A short string instrument played with a bow.
seven doors . . . . . . . -Doors of the afterlife.
steel screw . . . . . . . ..-Workhouse.
teyrn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-King/Queen.
the Stints . . . . . . . . . ..-Poorest area of Londinium. 
torix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-Military leader equivalent to a captain.
trup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Harlot. Derogatory term towards women.
tyswir . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Western Kymbrian lord.
veneti . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Zarmation for gilla.
vigiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Firefighters.
wahyr . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Goodbye, farewell.
wain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-Leader.

 

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