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| − | Counts and Countesses are gentles who have ruled once over a kingdom. | + | '''Counts''' and '''Countesses''' are gentles who have ruled once over a kingdom. |
| − | They are correctly addressed as "Your Excellency" and referred to in the third person as "Count/ess [personal name]." They may wear a [[Crenellation|crenellated]] circlet to indicate their rank. | + | They are correctly addressed as "Your Excellency" and referred to in the third person as "Count/ess [personal name]." They may wear a [[Crenellation|crenellated]] [[circlet]] to indicate their [[rank]]. |
It is not uncommon in An Tir for many counts and countesses to use other language variants of Count or Countess; [[Earl]] and [[Jarl]] are probably the two most popular alternates. | It is not uncommon in An Tir for many counts and countesses to use other language variants of Count or Countess; [[Earl]] and [[Jarl]] are probably the two most popular alternates. | ||
| − | As former royalty, they have a Patent of Arms and are considered [[Peer|Royal Peers]]. | + | As former royalty, they have a [[Patent of Arms]] and are considered [[Peer|Royal Peers]]. |
[[Category:Glossary]] | [[Category:Glossary]] | ||
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Counts and Countesses are gentles who have ruled once over a kingdom.
They are correctly addressed as "Your Excellency" and referred to in the third person as "Count/ess [personal name]." They may wear a crenellated circlet to indicate their rank.
It is not uncommon in An Tir for many counts and countesses to use other language variants of Count or Countess; Earl and Jarl are probably the two most popular alternates.
As former royalty, they have a Patent of Arms and are considered Royal Peers.