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Re: Klingon WOTD: yejquv (noun)
>This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Sunday, January 23, 2005.
>
>Klingon word: yejquv
>Part of Speech: noun
>Definition: High Council
As used in canon:
yejquv vaS'a' vISuch vIneH.
I want to visit the Great Hall of the High Council. CK
juHqo'Daq vaS'a' tu'lu'. ngoch luchermeH 'ej wo' San luwuqmeH pa'
ghom tlhIngan yejquv DevwI'pu'.
On the Homeworld, there is a great hall where the leaders of the
Klingon High Council meet to determine policy and decide upon the
fate of the Empire. S25
DuraS tuq tlhIngan yejquv patlh luDub 'e' reH lunIDtaH DuraS
be'nI'pu' lurSa' be'etor je.
The sisters of the House of Duras, Lursa and B'Etor, are constantly
seeking a higher standing for the House of Duras within the Klingon
High Council. S26
"Among the higher classes, one is born into an ancestral unit known as a=20
{tuq}, normally translated 'house'. Some houses are particularly wealthy,=
=20
controlling vast lands by means of armed forces loyal to the particular=20
house. Other houses have far less influence and, for survival, often form=
=20
alliances with the larger houses. Each house is led by the eldest male=20
direct descendent of the previous leader (there are complex traditions=20
dealing with what happens if there is no male heir), and the heads of the=
=20
larger houses--that is, those with the greatest holdings and strongest=20
forces=ADhave seats on the Klingon High Council ({tlhIngan yejquv}), the =
body=20
that rules the Empire. Since the number of seats on the Council is limite=
d,=20
many houses are not directly represented, are not as influential in Kling=
on=20
society, and therefore occupy a slightly lower social position. ... A=20
house's place in society may also be adversely affected by the behavior o=
f=20
its leadership. If the High Council determines an action to be=20
dishonorable, not only may it remove the leader of a house from the Counc=
il=20
itself, it may also seize the house's lands, forces, and other holdings."=
=20
(KGT 36-38)
"In this case, the leader of the Klingon High Council typically wears a=20
ceremonial cape. The slang sense of {ngup} does not refer only to this=20
position on the High Council, however, but to anyone in power or even to=20
'the power structure'." (KGT 157)
"it is definitely worth putting forth whatever effort may be required to=20
become familiar with regionalisms if one expects to travel around the=20
Empire, especially to places distant from the First City or to regions in=
=20
which there may be some dissatisfaction with the current leadership of th=
e=20
High Council." (KGT 31)
{yejquv} is sometimes used on this List for "parliament", *loya jirga*,=20
*majlis*, "congress" (but cf. {qep'a'}), etc.
Cf. also {quprIp} "Council of Elders".
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons