Seems a bit like the Mafia, actually, which fits in with my mental image of Esrolia.
Guy
> Quoting David Cake <dave_at_...>:
>
> > Wouldn't it be a little preferable to use a word
> like
> > Matriarch, which already has the exact meaning
> needed here ("woman
> > who rules a family, clan or tribe"), rather than
> the word
> > Grandmother, which in english has a specific
> different meaning?
> > Otherwises I foresee an irritating need in the
> future to
> > distinguish between Grandmothers and grandmothers.
>
> That's what capital letters are for! :)
> Seriously, though, youmake a god point.
> But in the text I'm trying to use the terms that the
> Esrolians would
> use. I can't see anyone addressing this person and
> saying, "Matriarch,
> may I marry this man?"
> Matriarch seems very formal, and while it is an
> accurate description
> of the position, doesn't seem right as an actual
> title.
> Let's see if any other opinions come in.
>
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> Sincerely,
> Greg Stafford
>
> Issaries, Inc.
> c/o Greg Stafford
> 1942 Shattuck AVe, #204
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