Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, August 26, 2019 Klingon word: 'avwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: guard _______________________________________________ mughoS 'avwI' 'ar How many guards are coming? CK tlhIngan 'avwI' lughom They meet a Klingon guard. PK jang 'avwI' The guard answers. The guard replies. PK 'avwI'vaD jatlh qama' A prisoner says to the guard... PK jatlh 'avwI' The guard says... PK 'avwI' nejDI' narghta'bogh qama' reH 'avwI' Sambej When an escaped prisoner looks for a guard, he always finds one. TKW pawpu' 'avwI' paghDIch the zeroth guard has arrived KGT (KGT 177): implying that no guard has arrived even though one (and probably more than one) is expected. 'avwI' vaghDIch fifth guard KGT 'avwI' Hay' yaS The officer duels the guard. KGT jav luHpu' 'avwI' The guard has caused a prisoner to confess. (slang: "The guard has yanked a six") KGT TREK TRIVIA: 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. It's his personal security force. (DS9 "Apocalypse Rising") SEE: 'av guard (v) - molor chalqach 'avlu'bogh pIrmuS lupawta' they reach the base of Molor's guarded tower (PB) - vaj Suto'vo'qor lojmIt Da'av Therefore, you will guard the gate of Sto-vo-kor. (PB) SEE ALSO: yaS officer (n) Duy agent, emissary (n) DorwI’ escort (n) Hung security (n) ghew smuggler's slang for border patrol (ST6), "cop"? ghan’Iq police force (n) ghan’Iq yaS police officer (n) Qan protect (v) toD rescue, save (v) ngIv patrol (v) yoD shield (v) Dugh be vigilant (v) Hub defend (v) Dor escort (v) qop arrest (v) Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Juvenal, Satire VI) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons