Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, December 11, 2021 Klingon word: ghan'Iq yaS Part of speech: noun Definition: police officer Source: qep'a' 25 [2018] _______________________________________________ ghan’Iq police force (n) (qep'a' 2018) ghan’Iq yaS police officer (n) (qep'a' 2018) SEE: yan 'ISletlh Yan-Isleth (n) (MKE) - Qang QanmeH yan 'ISletlh Damuv 'e' wIvlu'. You are chosen to serve on the Yan-Isleth and protect the chancellor. MKE The Yan-Isleth, or "Brotherhood of the Sword", is an elite Klingon division charged with protecting the chancellor at all times; ie. it's his personal security force. (DS9 "Apocalypse Rising") 'avwI' guard (n) May serve some police functions, at least in "Conversational Klingon" and "Power Klingon". Cp. the Irish *Garda* "guardian, i.e. police officer", the Spanish *Guardia Civil*, etc. Painstiks were used by Klingon guards to control prisoners in jails, courtrooms and on Rura Pente in 2152. (ENT "Judgment") ghew bug (slang for border patrol?) (n) (ST6) 'oy'naQ painstik (n) yaS officer (n) bIghHa' prison, jail (n) qop arrest (v) -- Voragh, Ca'Non Master of the Klingons Please contribute relevant vocabulary or notes from the last year or two. I’ve fallen woefully behind in updating my files.