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Re: It just occured to me Mysteria Indictus Send a noteboard - 31/12/2009 11:07:29 AM
Isn't it a bit curious that many Aes Sedai demand of lesser people that they are called by their name and the "honorific Sedai". After all, many or most Aes Sedai and other educated people should know that "sedai" just means "servant" in the Old Tongue. That basically means an Aes Sedai e.g. wants to be properly adressed by a servant/novice as "Servant Lelaine", "Servant Elaida" or "Servant Cadsuane", for example. On the other hand, it's said that a character like Nynaeve often tries to make a point by never adding the honorific Sedai to the name, though that only means that she doesn't call the Aes Sedai servant.


Heh, very true.

But of course, the Aes Sedai of the AoL were proud to serve, so they probably found the title honorific. And the Third Age people probably just carried on the tradition, thinking the OT sounds fancy. A bit as if we internet people would demand to be called by our names and the latin word for "geek". By the way, if someone could enlighten me to what that word might be, I'd be grateful.
//Mysteria Indictus
Previously known as NightShade
Gleeman of the Page of Legends
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It just occured to me Etzel - 31/12/2009 10:12:12 AM 1575 Views
I tink they did ursidae - 31/12/2009 10:52:32 AM 871 Views
Yeah, you are right, checked it. For example, Mierin Sedai is mentioned! *NM* Etzel - 31/12/2009 11:02:11 AM 688 Views
Re: It just occured to me Mysteria Indictus - 31/12/2009 11:07:29 AM 832 Views
Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... Etzel - 31/12/2009 11:34:49 AM 804 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... Gerbeaud - 31/12/2009 02:20:32 PM 696 Views
In a democracy though... Silence_DoGood - 31/12/2009 02:38:21 PM 697 Views
Re: Yeah, if you compare it to the Catholic Church... Kieran - 31/12/2009 04:30:58 PM 728 Views
Depends on what the actual translation is... fionwe1987 - 31/12/2009 04:49:54 PM 704 Views
The translation... Phelix - 31/12/2009 06:17:07 PM 722 Views
Look at M'Hael fionwe1987 - 31/12/2009 08:12:35 PM 728 Views
No... Phelix - 31/12/2009 08:19:18 PM 685 Views
And Sedai is not a title? fionwe1987 - 31/12/2009 08:47:03 PM 781 Views
Nope, it is an honorific. Phelix - 31/12/2009 09:31:37 PM 842 Views
You're really splitting hairs... fionwe1987 - 01/01/2010 04:06:02 PM 950 Views
That's why I said I was. Phelix - 01/01/2010 06:19:22 PM 854 Views
My 2 cents... which may only be worth 1 darius_sedai - 01/01/2010 06:39:52 PM 848 Views
I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. Phelix - 01/01/2010 06:49:25 PM 837 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. darius_sedai - 01/01/2010 07:27:57 PM 809 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. Phelix - 01/01/2010 07:37:17 PM 805 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. darius_sedai - 01/01/2010 08:08:58 PM 834 Views
Re: I'll cash that check, but I doubt my bank will care much. Phelix - 01/01/2010 09:05:45 PM 811 Views
I think we're pretty much in agreement darius_sedai - 01/01/2010 09:26:26 PM 829 Views
I'd agree with that. Phelix - 01/01/2010 10:20:52 PM 780 Views
I think it's a pride of humility thing.... Phelix - 31/12/2009 06:24:17 PM 757 Views
I think it's meant to be more like "public servant" than "household help" or "farmhand" BlackAdder - 31/12/2009 07:11:28 PM 615 Views
They don't care. The meaning of the honorific is irrelevant - all significance comes from context Cannoli - 01/01/2010 06:08:40 AM 740 Views
I Agree Yondaime - 01/01/2010 08:36:40 AM 679 Views
Re: I Agree Watcher - 01/01/2010 03:04:18 PM 669 Views
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