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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 1885183" data-attributes="member: 1125">May I just add that Baron and Baronet are not titles of Peerage - they are just aristocratic ones given to KnightsAnyway for an entirely different system of Peerage how about Ethiopain?Negusa Negust - Emperor (lit King of Kings)Negus or Amir - King (One had to be elevated to the the rank of negus by Imperial decree)Ras is the highest noble rank, sometimes borne by minor princes of the Solomonic blood. (The word's origin is Indo European, hence Indias' raj, the Egyptian' ra,&nbsp; Roman' rex.)Bitwoded Literally &quot;beloved&quot; by the king, the highest non-royal title ranks after ras in precedence.Dejazmach It originally referred to a &quot;gate keeper.&quot; Fitawrari&nbsp; is a noble title and was formerly a military one, meaning &quot;leader of the vanguard.&quot; Gerazmach (abbreviated Geraz.) is translated literally &quot;military commander of the left.&quot; This is one of the lower aristocratic titles Kenyazmach (abbreviated Kenyaz.) is equivalent in rank to gerazmach, to which it may be considered complementary. It means &quot;military commander of the right.&quot;Balambaras is a lower title of nobility of ancient origin, literally &quot;castellan&quot; or commander of a fortress. Similar in some respects to dejazmach but considered a lesser title.Ato. Traditionally 'sir' for a gentleman. Woizero (abbreviated Woiz.) Traditionally an aristocratic ladyLij. Literally &quot;child,&quot; this is a title reserved to the children of the titled nobility.Titled nobles collectively were the makwanent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 1885183, member: 1125"] May I just add that Baron and Baronet are not titles of Peerage - they are just aristocratic ones given to Knights Anyway for an entirely different system of Peerage how about Ethiopain? [B]Negusa Negust[/B] - Emperor (lit King of Kings) [B]Negus or Amir[/B] - King (One had to be elevated to the the rank of negus by Imperial decree) [B]Ras[/B] is the highest noble rank, sometimes borne by minor princes of the Solomonic blood. (The word's origin is Indo European, hence Indias' raj, the Egyptian' ra, Roman' rex.) [B]Bitwoded [/B] Literally "beloved" by the king, the highest non-royal title ranks after ras in precedence. [B]Dejazmach[/B] It originally referred to a "gate keeper." [B]Fitawrari[/B] is a noble title and was formerly a military one, meaning "leader of the vanguard." [B]Gerazmach[/B] (abbreviated Geraz.) is translated literally "military commander of the left." This is one of the lower aristocratic titles [B]Kenyazmach[/B] (abbreviated Kenyaz.) is equivalent in rank to gerazmach, to which it may be considered complementary. It means "military commander of the right." [B]Balambaras[/B] is a lower title of nobility of ancient origin, literally "castellan" or commander of a fortress. Similar in some respects to dejazmach but considered a lesser title. [B]Ato[/B]. Traditionally 'sir' for a gentleman. [B]Woizero[/B] (abbreviated Woiz.) Traditionally an aristocratic lady [B]Lij.[/B] Literally "child," this is a title reserved to the children of the titled nobility. Titled nobles collectively were the [B]makwanent[/B]. [/QUOTE]

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