GLOSSARY OF KLAN TERMINOLOGY

AKIA: acronymic greeting meaning “A Klansman I Am.”

alien: anyone who is not a Klan member.

banish: to force out a Klan member from a Klavern.

domains: groups of states in the Invisible Empire (same boundaries as U.S. states).

Empire Mutual: corporation created to sell life insurance to Klan members.

exalted cyclops: president of a Klavern.

grand dragon: leader of Klan realm.

grand giant: honorary term for a former grand dragon.

grand goblin: sales manager of Klan memberships for a particular domain.

hydras: generic term used for officers of a particular Realm.

Imperial Kloncilium: advisory board for the national Klan, also known as “Genii.”

imperial tax: portion of local dues sent to national headquarters.

imperial wizard: national leader of the Ku Klux Klan (also known as “grand wizard”).

Inner Circle: select group of Klan leaders responsible for planning covert action.

ITSUB: Klan sign-off in correspondence meaning “In the Sacred Unfailing Bond.”

Junior Order: youth auxiliary KKK unit.

kalendar: dating system used by the KKK beginning with the rebirth year of 1915.

king kleagle: officer responsible for establishing new chapters at regional levels.

klabee: treasurer of a local chapter.

kladd: official responsible for initiating new members in a local chapter.

klaliff: vice-president of a local chapter.

Klanishness: behaviors and rituals expected of Klan members (sometimes known as Klankraft); often used to describe economic activity by Klan members, such as buying only from known Klan members and avoiding purchases from non-Klan businesses.

Klansman: a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

klanton: area of jurisdiction for a local Klan chapter.

klarogo: sergeant-at-arms of a local chapter.

klavalier: military detachment of the Klan used primarily as protection during meetings.

klavern: a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.

klazik: second vice-president at Imperial level.

kleagle: Klan officer responsible for recruiting new members at the local level.

klectoken: initiation fee.

klepeer: a delegate sent to the Imperial Klonvokation.

kligrapp: secretary of a local chapter.

klokard: lecturer of a local chapter.

Klonklave: regional meeting of Klan chapters (also spelled “Konklave”).

klonversation: the use of Klan passwords and code words between Klan members.

klonverse: meeting between Klan members at the provincial level.

Klonvokation: national convention of the Klan (also spelled “Klanvocation”).

Kloran: handbook of Klan rituals.

Klorero: state convention with representatives from local Klan chapters.

kludd: chaplain of a local chapter.

Kluxer: member of a Klan chapter.

Kluxing: the act of promoting the Klan.

knight: first-degree member of KKK.

knight kamelia: second-degree member of KKK (also known as K-Duo).

knight of the great forest: third-degree member of KKK (also known as K-Trio).

knight of the midnight mystery: fourth-degree member of KKK (also known as K-Quad).

naturalization: the initiation ceremony of the Klan.

nighthawk: courier of a local chapter.

non silba sed anthar: Latin phrase used by Klans meaning “Not for one’s self, but for others.”

province: regional subdivisions within individual states.

Realm: individual state within the Invisible Empire (same boundaries as U.S. states).

Realm tax: portion of local dues sent to state headquarters.

SANBOG: acronym meaning “Strangers Are Near, Be On Guard.”

terrors: generic term for the officers of a Klavern.

Women of the Ku Klux Klan: women’s auxiliary KKK units.