Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, September 04, 2021 Klingon word: ghan'Iq Part of speech: noun Definition: police force Source: qep'a' 25 [2018] _______________________________________________ AFAIK never used in a sentence. Painstiks were used by Klingon guards to control prisoners in jails, courtrooms and on Rura Pente in 2152. (ENT "Judgment") The {yan 'ISletlh} (*Yan-Isleth*), or "Brotherhood of the Sword", is an elite Klingon division charged with protecting the chancellor whom they guard at all times. (DS9 "Apocalypse Rising") It's his personal security force or praetorian guard (so to speak). SEE: ghan’Iq yaS police officer (n) (qep'a' 2018) ghan glance at, take a quick look at (v) ghan be hectic, very active, lively (v) (qepHom 2016) ghanHa’ be peaceful, calm (v) (qepHom 2016) SEE ALSO: qop arrest (v) bIghHa' prison, jail qama' prisoner (n) jav prisoner [slang] (n) 'avwI' guard (n) ghew border patrol [23rd century slang?] (n) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary from the last year or two. I’ve fallen behind in updating my files and adding cross-references for related words.