Glossary

 

Aga Gasan - lady crown, [“the crown” and “lady”]; term used for a princess of the blood.

 

Aga Maskim Sañar - Bertrada Nijmege’s title; Judiciary of the High Court of the Agrun Nam.

 

aga ninna - fearsome crown [“the crown” and “fearsome lady”].

 

aga’us/aga’usi - security, policeman, soldier [“the crown” and “to follow”].

 

Aga’gída - the Ninsumgal’s personal guard [“the crown” and “just” and “to protect”. Literally - to protect the just crown].

 

Agrun Nam - council [“inner sanctuary” and “fate, lot, responsibility”].

 

Baruñal - midwife to the Ñíri Kurám process.

 

gasan - lady, mistress, queen.

 

Gidimam Kissane Lá - ghost walker, a talent, able to move through solid objects.

 

Gúnnumu Bargún - shape shifter, a talent, able to change appearance.

 

Ki’an Gasan - Margaurethe O’Toole’s title [“beloved” and “lady, mistress, queen”].

 

kizarus, kizarusi - vessel [“large vessel” and “to tap” and “blood”], vessels.

 

lúkal - dear one.

 

m’cara - beloved (not Sanguire, but an affectation of Margaurethe O’Toole for Elisibet Vasilla).

 

minn’ast - beloved (not Sanguire, but an affectation of Elisibet Vasilla for Margaurethe O’Toole).

 

Nam Lugal - Lionel Bentoncourt’s title; leader of the Agrun Nam.

 

Ninsumgal - lady of all, sovereign, dragon, monster of composite power; official title of Elisibet.

 

Ñíri Kurám - the change, the turning [“path” and “strange” and “to take/to traverse”].

 

Saggina - local magistrate for European Sanguire.

 

sañar/sanari - councilor of the Agrun Nam.

 

Sañur Gasum - eunuch assassin [“eunuch” and “I will” and “to slaughter”]; Reynhard Dorst’s title.

 

Ugula Aga’us - Captain of the Ninsumgal’s personal guard, the Aga’us.

 

Usumgal - lord of all, sovereign, dragon, monster of composite power; official title of Elisibet’s father.