Leadership titles in your Conlang/Conworld

[Tlatoani]

Post leadership titles from your conlang or conworld here, whether of kingly level, imperial, or otherwise. Also post etymologies if you have them.

[CatDoom]

Here are a couple from Rrób Tè Jĕnhò, a language I've put together for the 2014 reconstruction game, along with rather wordy explanations:

Ĕwĕgrég [əwəʀék], usually translated as "queen," refers to a woman who presides over a rrĕpád [rəpʰát], a permanent settlement that acts as the political, spiritual, and economic center of a confederation of village communities known as a sĕwĕgrég [səwəʀék] or "queendom." Her role is predominantly religious; she is responsible for setting the dates for seasonal festivals and presiding over major religious ceremonies.

In addition, property among the Tè Jĕnhò belongs (at least nominally) to the eldest woman of a household and is inherited matrilineally, and this extends to the office of queen, as well as the title of rrĕjí [rədʑíː], or "king," which is held by her husband. The rrĕjí is responsible for mediating disputes and carrying out justice in the rrĕpád, and any inhabitant of the sĕwĕgrég may appeal to his authority if they believe that they have been unfairly treated in their own village. He also has the authority to form and lead the zĕhféd [t̪s̪əfʰét], the chief militia of the sĕwĕgrég, in order to hunt down criminals and defend the territory and resources of the villages that make up the rrĕpád. Occasionally the zĕhféd is assembled to mount a raid on a neighboring sĕwĕgrég, but this is (at least in theory) normally only done in retaliation for a particularly long or damaging period of raiding on the part of the queendom being attacked.

Individual villages are generally led by the eldest members of the wealthiest and most respected families in residence. The leading women of the village, called the úbreg [úbɻek], form the húb [húp] or "women's council," which is in charge of setting the dates for agricultural and religious activities (planting, harvest, local religious ceremonies, et cetera). The women of the húb also act as the main keepers of the village's practical, historical, and spiritual knowledge, and act as advisors and educators to younger members of the community.

The leading men of a community form the core of the fĕzréd [fəɖʐét], the local militia, which serves essentially the same role as the zĕhféd, but on a more local scale. When the fĕzréd is called together, its commander(s) are referred to by the title ĕsrú [əʐúː], literally meaning "leader" or "guide." Most livestock raids and other attacks against rival villages are mounted by fĕzréd without the involvement or knowledge of the rrĕjí, and the zĕhféd is sometimes called to put a stop to raids against a village belonging to an allied sĕwĕgrég.

[Jūnzǐ]

In Fym country (the main focus of the as-yet unwritten stories set on Cytàm), the government is a highly corporatist delegative meritocracy/aristocracy/oligarchy (depending on your point of view), with the P̃oihỳiceup ([k͡pʰoi̯˧həi̯˩t͡ʃʰeu̯p˧]), meaning "(they) speak for something", being the elected (by the Sáuktal; see below) five-member delegative directory that holds the supreme power of the state, though the delegates and the P̃oihỳiceup as a whole are subject to constitutional restrictions and limitations by checks and balances from other parts of the machinery of government.

The Sáuktal ([ˈs̄ɑu̯˥ˈktʰᴀl˧]), meaning “Service Givers”, is the unicameral delegative and deliberative assembly of Fym, functioning as a system with a great fusion of powers: Thus, not only are there no separation of powers in the Western sense, but the Sáuktal is also serves the various duties pertaining to its status as the highest body of state authority. The members of the Sáuktal are selected by a variety of means, such as invitation for heroic or extraordinary deeds and works, recommendation and selection/election by lesser officials, and through a rigorous examination system for members of the civil service. In total, there are 719 members of the Sáuktal.

Lower officials in Fym are somewhat like Imperial Chinese scholar-bureaucrats, though they do have a more "priestly" purpose than their Imperial Chinese counterparts. They are known as Náŝwawa ([ˈnᴀʂ˥wɐ˧ˈwɑ˧]), meaning "children of truth".

[Zaarin]

Not terribly interesting, but in Ashkalite the word for "king" is maḫal /mɑˈχal̪/ and the word for "lord/chief/leader of a tribe" is maḫlan /mɑχˈl̪an̪/, both deriving from a root meaning "to lead." In Aqadian, a related language spoken by a much more primitive people, màlkán /ˈmàlkán/ means "big man" and màgàl /màˈgàl/ means "foreigner, outsider" (because the Ashkalites call their leader "maḫal"--or did, before they were conquered).

EDIT: I had the wrong forms for Aqadian.

[Foolster41]

In Saltha:
Kakela / Kakeli is the word for King or Queen. The word's genderless root (Kakel) also means rock, shield, defend, withstand and stamina.

Gishisa / Gishisi means "One who is in front", and is the title of the town Consul head, or the head of a district or the national Senate, who is the executive branch of the government.

NaiKasa / Naikasi "People thinkers", or "those who think of the people" is a member of a town counsel.

Gishikakesanaia / Gishikakesanaii is "ahead of the army", or basic general or supreme leader of the Salthan defense forces.

[WeepingElf]

I don't know much yet about leadership titles in Old Albic, but an abana (male abano, female abana) is an elected leader of a community, a guild or whatever. The chief of government of the Commonwealth of the Elves is known as the Arabana.

[CatDoom]

I felt like sharing more from the 2014 reconstruction game:

The Mhakh Thandim, who speak a language related to Rrób Tè Jĕnhò, are divided into a number of small tribes spread throughout a mountainous region, each of which is centered on a primary, semi-permanent town or village. These tribes are governed, for the most part, by oligarchic assemblies of elders referred to collectively as the uwūm [ʊwʊ̤m], which generally have both male and female members.

During times of war or other crises that demand decisive leaders, the uwūm will usually elect a leading member of the community (usually a man of high status who has proven himself as a warrior) to act as ísí [isi], "guide," for the duration of the conflict or crisis. This title is sometimes also used to refer to the male head of a prominent family, as well as to more literally refer to one who acts as a guide in unfamiliar terrain. The corresponding term for the eldest woman of a family is rócókh [roʔox], which is also used as a formal term of address for women of high status.

Most tribes of the Mhakh Thandim belong to a confederation known as a din [tɪn], banding together for mutual protection and to share important resources. A din is lead by a rólí [roli], or "king," whose role is largely ceremonial except in the event of a large scale conflict with a neighboring people, in which case he acts as the overall war leader of the assembled tribes. The position of rólí is largely hereditary, though during wartime the ísí of the din have the right, at least in theory, to elect a king from among their number if the existing king dies or is deemed unfit to carry out his duties. This frequently results in infighting among the leading families of the din, meaning that ability of a din to present an organized resistance to foreign aggressors is often dependent on the competence and health of the reigning rólí or his heir.

Religious leaders among the Mhakh Thandim are called ít’ukh [it’ʊx], "priest" or "shaman," regardless of gender, with male and female ít’ukh presiding over different festivals and observances throughout the year.

[Arzena]

Some secular and religious Ardinorian titles:

Aurhebon:
aurhebon, 'emperor', is a straightforward compound word composed of aur- 'defend' and hebon 'settlement'. The word functioned as a military rank until the rulers of Ardinas co-opted it as a title, with hebon referring to the entire realm.

Aruoros:
aruoros comes from aruo-, a variant of aur- root, and -ros 'man'. Another military title, the aruoros was subordinate to the aurhebon. Th word later appears in the titles of the emperor, aruoros dinava 'Defender of the Two Rivers', and in the titles of foreign monarchs, aruoros Aehore 'the king of Aehoros'.

Khiulon:
khiulon, literally 'speaker', refers to popular preachers, ministers, and thaumaturges who operated in Ardinorian society without formal religious education. The feminine equivalent of the title is a khiulinsa. The members of the established Temple derided them as luluroit, 'babblers'.

Aedhetas:
aedhetas, as opposed to khiulon, is the priest trained in the subtle theologies and mysteries of the gods. The aedhetas performs the ritual sacrifices to the gods, maintains their temples, and promulgates morality to elite and common alike.


From Agadi, a modern Akkadian descendent:

melk and šer: both mean 'king'; the first is from the Arabic malik and was in wide use until the nationalist Ahmad Husseini al-Homsi (Mor Sargun 'Son of Sargon') advocated for the adoption of native Agadi vocabulary.
rais: 'president'. From Arabic ra'īs


From Akana conlangs. Not as much work done here, but some titles:

Empotle7á:
phoa: a chief. The leader of around 50-100 people in a tribal, seminomadic society. Succession falls on the phoayeu, the chief's chosen heir although this title can refer to one who inherits the position agnatically as well.

Neire Wippwo:
žah: a king. Most speakers of Neire Wippwo live under republican form of government, so the word žah carries a negative and foreign connotation.

Shtåså:
diska: refers to any foreign ruler. The Anheshnalaks call their leaders by their given names suffixed with -ðïhañ, which simply means 'great, mighty'. Thus the title of the conqueror of Xšalad, Habvanðïhañ simply decomposes to his given name Habvam and the suffix.