Military leader, town leader - title?

[Thunderfoot]

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.

True - I had forgotten that - your is, of course, the older meaning, and therefore, I submit to your awesomeness in title history.

 

[Thunderfoot]

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

However, the top ranking US Marine, is the Commandant of the Marine Corps....so, it could be used in other parlance.

 

[Henrix]

True - I had forgotten that - your is, of course, the older meaning, and therefore, I submit to your awesomeness in title history.

A passion for history and a keen interest in language makes one, well, a hopeless besserwisser, I'm afraid.


And while I'm at it I'd like to point out that the latin origin of Duke, Dux, simply means leader. It stems from duct, to lead (both men and water, or orchestras).

 

[Thunderfoot]

A passion for history and a keen interest in language makes one, well, a hopeless besserwisser, I'm afraid.


And while I'm at it I'd like to point out that the latin origin of Duke, Dux, simply means leader. It stems from duct, to lead (both men and water, or orchestras).

haakon1 mentioned Dux was Latin for leader already - my post of Duke, was in response to that post.

 

[Henrix]

haakon1 mentioned Dux was Latin for leader already - my post of Duke, was in response to that post.

I fear my brain is going...

 

[Amphimir Míriel]

Ok, now that the quest for titles has been covered, let me give you some TVTropes links about how to flesh out a character of this type and its relationship with the party...

There are a lot of options, all of them fun in their own way...

The good leaders:

Colonel Badass - Television Tropes & Idioms

Da Chief - Television Tropes & Idioms

The Captain - Television Tropes & Idioms

The Brigadier - Television Tropes & Idioms

And the bad, incompetent ones:

Miles Gloriosus - Television Tropes & Idioms

Ted Baxter - Television Tropes & Idioms

The Munchausen - Television Tropes & Idioms

 

[jaerdaph]

I've always loved the title Bürgermeister.

I've always liked that one too, as well as Baronet.

 

[jaerdaph]

It stems from duct, to lead (both men and water, or orchestras).

Maestro?

 

[pawsplay]

Archon is a Greek term, although it may be in other use in your campaign.

Grav is a Germanic term. Eventually, the gravs became part of the baronial system and eventually feudalism.

Prince is a good term. It means "first" and at one time was in common use to mean a ruler, before it became conventional as a term within the monarchic systems.

 

[haakon1]

Prince is a good term. It means "first" and at one time was in common use to mean a ruler, before it became conventional as a term within the monarchic systems.

Nod, princeps in Latin.

Some other classical titles that might be of interest --
- Hegemon. Greek for King. Lives on in the English word hegemony.
- Equites. Latin for "knight". The upper class, who served as horseman in early Roman times.
- Primus inter pares. Actually a British term describing the traditional role of the Prime Minister within the Cabinet -- "first among equals". Sounds awesome to me, as the the title for a leader of a triumvirate (rule by three men) or junta.