Re: [conculture] Government structure

[Andrew Smith <hobbit@mail.earthlight.co.nz>]

From: Andrew Smith <hobbit@mail.earthlight.co.nz>

On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, FFlores wrote:

> In a message sent to the Conlang list,
> Tom Wier <artabanos@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU> wrote:
> /snip/
> > Perhaps the Roman analogy is only approximate, then? Which starts me
> > thinking:  for those who have concultures, what kind of governmental
structures
> > do your cultures have, and what are their conlinguistic names?
> 
Cambria is a constitutional monarchy in a formal federation with the
Kingdoms of England and Scotland.  The current head of state is King
Gereint XIII.  His title in Brithenig is Terruin, which means King of the
Land, or High King.  This title distinguishes him from the lesser kings
within Cambria who still retain the title Rhui, mostly in Kernu, and other
monarchs who act as heads of state, such as Queen Diana of England and
Scotland.
  The Senad, or parliament meets in the capital Castreleon.  It has two
chambers, Cas llo Dd+on, the House of Lords, and Cas llo Chomyn, the House
of Commons.  Prior to the first quarter of this century entrance to the
House of Lords was reserved for the aristocracy and the abbots.  This
automatic right was abolished by the administration of the Toisag (PM)
Gris-Geory and both chambers of the Senate are elected, although the
process will remain unspecified for now.  The title for a member of the
senate, or the name of the cabinet has not yet been discovered.
  The country is divided into provinces.  The boundaries for these seem to
be conservative and consistant.  Each province elects its own Rheithur,
Governor, and provincial council.  These areas are divided into smaller
regions for administrative purposes: the centref, hundred, and the pluif,
parish.
  Cambria still has a landed gentry, llo dd+on, lords, and llo ddug',
'dukes'.  The term of address for a lord or lady is illystr, illustrious,
but more likely to be left untranslated.  It is used as a better class of
'sir' or 'madam' and it is very uncommon.  The aristocracy has no
inherent political power.

- andrew.

Andrew Smith, Intheologus 			hobbit@earthlight.co.nz

	Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restored;
	Light dies before thy uncreating word:
	Thy hand, great Anarch! lets the curtain fall;
	And Universal Darkness buries All.
			- Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, Book IV.


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