Military leader, town leader - title?

[Man in the Funny Hat]

Governor-General
Lieutenant-Governor
Captain, Colonel, Major, etc of the Ruling Council

 

[Gregor]

If you wanted, you could also just create your own fantasy military titles. For instance you could take a page out of Steven Erikson's novels and call your military leader a "Fist" or something like that. Using new titles could help to richen the city with flavour.

So assuming your military leader's title is "Fist", or "High Fist" then maybe your two lieutennants can be "Sworn Swords" and play with the imagery that its the fist that holds the swords. Or something like that.

Anyway, just an idea to change up the military terms. Its your own world after all.

 

[noffham]

Lord-Commander, or even just Lord?

 

[Chris Knapp]

I've always loved the title Bürgermeister.

 

[haakon1]

Ranks and Titles

It depends on the feel.

Colonel = Kentucky colonel, an aristocrat/militia leader.

Captain = Leader of Company of troops. Generic default medieval military rank. The only ranks I ever refer to are:
- Captain-General (leader of several captains/several companies)
- Captain (leader of a body of men or a ship)
- Lieutenant (literally French for a place holder -- for what? a captain)
- Sergeant (don't call me sir, I work for a living)
- Corporal (junior sergeant)

Imperator = Latin for general
Dux = Latin for leader, generically

Marshall = French or British for a senior general

Sheriff = British for the King's justice in a county

Margrave = feudal ruler of a March (borderland)

Earl = Anglo-Norse leader title

For ranks in general, check this on Wikipedia, and related links you'll find off these pages:

Military rank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Roman legion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Thunderfoot]

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- Lieutenant (literally French for a place holder -- for what? a captain)
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Dux = Latin for leader, generically

Dux - is also the bastardization and root of the word Duke.
Lieutenant - is derived from a time when units had individual flags, today they are called guidons, but then they were ensigns (yes like the naval term). When a unit's ensign was killed the person that held their place until a new one was assigned was called a ... lieutenant. (BTW this is one reason the ranks are equal in many world military organizations.)

All those years of listening to those stupid AFN "commercials" in Germany finally pays off.

 

[Derren]

If you wanted, you could also just create your own fantasy military titles.

Thats probably the best idea.

 

[AverageCitizen]

Imperator = Latin for general
Dux = Latin for leader, generically

Marshall = French or British for a senior general

Sheriff = British for the King's justice in a county

Margrave = feudal ruler of a March (borderland)

Earl = Anglo-Norse leader title

Gold, my friend. I like these.

 

[Garmorn]

Commandant is a commander of camp or site. It would sense it does not indicate an actual rank.

 

[Henrix]

Lieutenant - is derived from a time when units had individual flags, today they are called guidons, but then they were ensigns (yes like the naval term). When a unit's ensign was killed the person that held their place until a new one was assigned was called a ... lieutenant.

Actually lieutenant was the guy serving in lieu of the owner of the estate (tenant), that is a non-noble manger of a noble's estate. When he went to war instead of his lord he was still called a lieutenant.