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[jbovlaste] Re: Emperor
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- Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: Emperor
- From: "A. PIEKARSKI" <totus@rogers.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:03:58 -0800 (PST)
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>
> On Thursday 30 December 2010 10:25:14 Remo Dentato wrote:
> > I've no particular attachment to {sorg'etru} but I feel that {balnoltru} is
> > too restrictive, a "big kingdom" is not an empire since an empire is made
> > by more nations (that might have different languages and cultures and even
> > have a king that is subject to the emperor).
>
> Both words are good. The Japanese Emperor cu balnoltru jenai sorgu'etru; the
> government of the EU cu sorgu'etru jenai balnoltru. An emperor in one of the
> ancient empires could be both.
>
I think we should make a distinction between an empire (one dominant state
ruling a number of lesser states acquired by conquest, marriage or whatever)
and a union of the EU type (several 'equal' states voluntarily bound together
and governed by a mutually agreed body). For me the latter would be
{sorgugje'a} but not the former.
totus