tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 23 12:14:00 2003
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Re: Klingon WOTD: mIp (n)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, June 23, 2003.
>
>Klingon word: mIp
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: wealth, richness
>
>Additional Notes:
> >From PK, also in KGT.
As used in canon:
DojneS mIplIj.
Your wealth is impressive, your honor. PK
Okrand discusses wealth passim in KGT:
Some houses (that is, lineages) are more wealthy and powerful
than others. (KGT 5)
Klingon society is a stratified one. That is, there are clear
distinctions between those with great wealth and influence and
those with little or none. ... Some houses are particularly
wealthy, controlling vast lands by means of armed forces loyal
to the particular house. Other houses have far less influence
and, for survival, often form alliances with the larger houses.
(KGT 36)
See also the homophonous verb {mIp} "be rich".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons