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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/13/2021 8:50 AM, mayqel qunen'oS
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">mumISqu'moHmo' Sojvam, Sojvam vIQulqa'pu', 'ej Dajbogh vay' vItu'pu'.
wa'DIch yIlaD:
* god
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/god" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/god</a>
the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped (as
in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism) as creator and ruler of
the universe.
* goddess
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddess</a>
a female god
* emperor
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emperor" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emperor</a>
the sovereign or supreme male monarch of an empire
* empress
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empress" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empress</a>
1 : the wife or widow of an emperor
2 : a woman who is the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire
* god
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/god" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/god</a>
one of several deities, especially a male deity, presiding over some
portion of worldly affairs.
* goddess
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/goddess" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/goddess</a>
a female god or deity
* emperor
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/emperor" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/emperor</a>
the male sovereign or supreme ruler of an empire
* empress
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/empress" moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.dictionary.com/browse/empress</a>
- a female ruler of an empire.
- the consort of an emperor.</pre>
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<p>You can't just go by dictionary definitions here; usage is more
subtle and complicated. As far as official titles go, these mostly
just show the sexism built into the language: an emperor is a male
ruler, but an empress could be a female ruler or the consort of
the ruler. But the male consort of a female ruler would not be
called king or emperor. The titles are not equal. And this doesn't
even take into account that sometimes women gain a traditionally
male title and don't use the female version of it. (Take, for
instance, the case of "King Peggy": <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggielene_Bartels">Peggielene
Bartels - Wikipedia</a>.)</p>
<p>I do not take Okrand's use of "emperor" for <b>voDleH</b> and <b>ta'</b>
to necessarily mean that these words only refer to men. Sexism is
often unconscious and culturally driven, and I would find it
perfectly plausible to hear that Okrand simply hadn't considered
women when he gave us <b>voDleH,</b> and that the word is
gender-neutral. On the other hand, if it does only refer to men,
then the sexism is in leaving the female version out of the
dictionary.</p>
<p>So don't take these dictionary definitions as clear evidence for
what's happening in Klingon. This is the sort of thing that needs
the Word of Okrand to clarify.<br>
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