Editing The Clans (section)

== Clan Terminology ==
The Clans speak English. A rather formal variant of it which avoids contractions, but English none-the-less. Even so they have added a few words and terminology specific to their culture.

* '''Abtakha''': A Clan Warrior adopted as a bondsman from another Clan or Faction after being captured and assimilated.
* '''Aff''': Affirmative. Can be combined with Query to form the inquisitive term, Quiaff.
* '''Batchall''': Battle Challenge. Before a fight, you lay out your intent and declare the forces that will fight to achieve them. [[Meme|Refuse at your own peril]].
* '''Bondsman''': A prisoner of war that serves as an indentured labourer. Among Clanners it's Honorable to surrender if you are overwhelmed, but once you do you have to obey your captors. Otherwise you are not only throwing away your Honor but pissing on your Clan's as well. One can conduct Bondsref (Bond Refusal) as ritual suicide before capture. Bondsmen are kept for a number of years before being either returned home or (if they choose) inducted into the Clan. 
* '''Canister/Trash Born''': Someone grown in an Exowomb. (insult version among more rebellious civilians).
* '''Dezgra/Chalcas''': Disgrace/Un-Clanlike.
* '''Freeborn''': Someone born the old fashioned way. Less favored source of Warriors.
* '''Freebirth''': Someone born the old fashioned way (insult version).
* '''Giftake''': a sample of a Warrior’s genetic material collected at death. Generally believed to be a more promising source for breeding greater warriors than samples collected when the Warrior is alive.
* '''Hegira''': safe pass of enemy troops granted by defenders out of a war zone if deemed honorable.
* '''Iron Womb''': Exowomb.
* '''ilClan''': The title intended for the Clan that succeeds in capturing Earth/Terra. They will become the permanent leaders of all Clans and their Khan will always be the ilKhan.
* '''ilKhan''': The supreme leader of all Clans and since 3151, the leader of the Star League.
* '''Isorla''': Spoils of war for the Clan, including conquered peoples. Abbreviation for "Individuals, Supplies, OR, LAnd."
* '''Keshik''': Elite bodyguard unit led by the Khan or SaKhan. Derived from Mongolian.
* '''Khan''': The leader of a Clan and the commander of their ''touman''.
* '''Kurultai''': From Mongolian terminology. A Clan War council composed of all Bloodnamed Warriors. The Grand Kuraltai or Grand Council is the entirety of all Bloodnamed warriors from all Clans and is needed to elect an IlKhan (or Khan of Khans) if inter-Clan coordination is required.
* '''Neg''': Negative. Can be combined with Query to from the inquisitive term, Quineg.
* '''Not-Named''': Anything/Anyone that has been Abjured/Annihilated and is widely despised by all Clanners. Most often used with Clan Wolverine (The Not-Named Clan) and Ellie Kinnison, the first Steel Viper Khan and the first Warrior Reaved for trying to assassinate Nicholas’ wife (The Not-Named Khan).
* '''Rede''': Oath. Any broken oath considered extremely serious, and is sometimes punishable by death. A variant is Surkairede where a warrior apologizes honorably for being wrong and being honorably pardoned in turn without grudges.
* '''Ristar/Elstar''': Rising Star/Elite Rising Star. Used as a term for rising elite Warriors with lots of potential.
* '''saKhan''': A Khan's second in command. They also carry out the duties their Khan cannot do personally.
* '''SafeCon''': safe passage of enemy troops granted by a defender into a war zone if enemies are honorable.
* '''Seyla''': possibly derived from the Hebrew term, sela, and roughly translated as "So shall it be.”  It was the name of Clan Wolf freeborn warrior Seyla, who sacrificed herself to save Khan Jerome Winston during the Clan Widowmaker Absorption Trial of Refusal, in the context of the Clans it can be translated as "Unity". 
* '''Sibko''': Sibling Company. Basically communized groups of children called sibcadets who’re raised from infant creches. Those who pass all tests are made Warriors (out of maybe a dozen) while those who fail are made civilians.
* '''Solahma''': elderly warriors who are past their prime. Yearn to earn final glory in combat instead of ignominious death by age.
* '''Stravag''': Another term for Freebirth. Loosely derived from Russian.
* '''Surat''': generic insult based off some rodents used as pets by civilians.
* '''Touman''': A Clan's entire military strength in the form of all Galaxy assets combined. Derived from Mongolian.
* '''Trial''': ritualized warfare used by the Clans. Variants include Abjuration to wipe the target from the history records for unforgivable crimes (with punishment being exile or execution), Position to gain warrior ranking, Bloodright to claim a bloodname, Grievance to settle irreconcilable disputes, Possession/Absorption to claim or merge units or territories into a Clan, Refusal as an appeal against a Clan Council/commander’s controversial decisions that one vehemently objects to, and Annihilation against those who commit war crimes against humanity and are a threat to all Clan society. 
** '''Rite''': Hybrid combination versions of Clan Trials. Examples include Adoption to welcome bondsmen into their new Clan or Reaving/Propagation to adjust number of Bloodlines in terms of competence or mediocrity.
*** Note: while Abjuring, Reaving, and Annihilating seem synonymous, the difference is in terms of a sliding scale of severity: starting at exile/execution; then wiping out the name, genes, and records of a warrior or unit; and ending at the extreme of exterminating or sterilizing any trace or relatives of the culprit in question. Additionally, the first two can be reversed with Adoption or Propagation but Annihilation can only be voided if the culprit proves innocence by killing all their accusers in the Trial.
* '''Trueborn''': Someone grown in an Exowomb. More favored source of Warriors.
* '''Wolverine''': Due to the Not-Named Clan, comparing a Clanner with a wolverine is an extremely offensive insult that will make them lose their shit and try to kill the one who said it.
* '''Zellbrigen''': honorable warrior conduct based on the [[Ares Convention]] and one-on-one combat. Akin to Kuritan Bushido.