Noble Titles and Styles in Ibutho

Noble Titles and Styles in Ibutho were the titles of property and address granted or permitted by the monarch of Ibutho izulu. Titles accompanied by rights to govern and/or own property were called Substantive Titles (olimi wezulu: isithakazo ibizo), while titles with no property rights were called Courtesy Titles (olimi wezulu: ngezilokotho isithakazo). Titles were further divided into Royal (olimi weZulu: wasebukhosini) and non-Royal (olimi weZulu: hhayi wasebukhosini) classes, and Birth Right (kwesokudla lokuzalwa), Marriage Right (kwesokudla ngomshado), and Magnificence's Pleasure (intando wenkosi) classes. Within classes, titles were ranked by seniority indicated by the style of address. For example, a Royal Highness (uNdabezitha) prince outranked a Highness (Kuzalwa okusezingeni) prince.

Styles and grants of titles of nobility were regulated by the Constitutional Reform: Titles and Styles Act of 3644.

Some Ibutho titles continue to be borne by persons living today, especially some citizens of Cobura, Hawu Mumenhes, and Talmoria who descend from Ibutho nobility. For example, Pharaoh Remptahhu bears the titles Prince of Ibutho and Prince du Sang de Rildanor on account of his descent from Kharakhte Saksoure III, last legitimate king of Ibutho, and his descent from Patrice, Mr. Princess Philisile, respectively.

Royal Titles and Styles

Royal titles are those borne by blood and conjugal relatives of the reigning monarch. They include the titles The King, The Queen Regnant, The Queen Mother, The Queen Consort, The Prince, The Princess, Prince, Princess, Mrs. Prince, and Mr. Princess. Members of the royal family may also carry subordinate substantive and courtesy tiles as determined by law, custom, or Magnificence's Pleasure.

Substantive Royal Titles

The King

The King is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho hereditary title, Inkosi. Inkosi is derived from the entomological root Nkosi, which means "to rule" in many Esinsundu (OOC: African) languages. The term Inkosi may also denote Lord or the Lord, or God. Taken together, the multiple meanings of the term Inkosi all point to the Ibutho monarch's historical status as a divine king and the Ibutho people's status as children of heaven.

In olimi weZulu, the full title of the current monarch is:

• inkazimulo yakhe MLUNGISI, kwenziwa yi-izenzo wezulu imisebenzi okhokho bethu lingumuzi ohlonishwa, Inkosi yase Ibutho, inDuna namahlosi balibangise, Umkhuzi elihle ngemikhumbi yempi, inDuna isizinda futhi umgungundhlovi, Shah of Aldegar, wena we esinsundu

The word-for-word literal translation is:

• His Magnificence MLUNGISI, by the acts of Heaven and the works of our Venerable Ancestors, The King Of The Army, the Captain of the Tiger's Head, a good naval commander, the Captain of the Background and umgungundhlovi, Shah of Aldegar, Son of the Brown-Skinned

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

• His Magnificence MLUNGISI, by the Acts of Heaven and the Venerable Works of the Ancestors, King of Ibutho, Commander-in-Chief, Grand Commander of the Ships of War, Colonel of Isizinda and Umgungundhlovi, Shah of Aldegar, Son of the Ezintsundu

His Magnificence (inkazimulo yakhe): Magnificence is an appellation used in many Esinsundu (OOC: African) languages to denote the splendor, glory, and beauty of persons of royal rank. The appellation is famously exclaimed by palace criers and praise singers when introducing the monarch at audiences and public assemblies. Today, the appellation is used as a permanent pre-titular style by the reigning monarch, the Queen Mother, Queens Consort, and Queens Dowager. The style is equivilant to the style Majesty.

Mlungisi: The reigning monarch's throne name. At their accessions, Monarchs and Queen Mothers may elect to adopt throne names or retain their birth names. An adopted throne name is often intended and interpreted to indicate an overriding goal of a rising monarch's reign or as an homage to an earlier monarch. The reigning monarch, King Mlungisi, is the first Ibutho monarch to employ the name and as such does not use a post-nominal regnal number. Mlungisi means, "the one who brings order."

By the Acts of Heaven (kwenziwa yi-izenzo wezulu): A reference to divine kingship. Historically, Ibutho monarchs were regarded as both imbued with and appointed by aid of uNkulunkulu, the Creator God and High God of Old Inkolo. Upon death, Kings were considered to have ascended to divinity and were worshiped as part of Old Inkolo's large pantheon of Gods. Since the religious reformation, monarchs are regarded as being designated to rule by the grace and divine authority of uNkulunkulu, the monotheistic God of the Syncretic faith.

And the Venerable Works of the Ancestors (imisebenzi okhokho bethu lingumuzi ohlonishwa): In Old Inkolo, recent and ancient ancestors of Ibutho families and notable figures from Ibutho history were worshiped as Gods, just below the rank of the Creator God, uNkulunkulu. This pantheon of Gods was demoted from divinity during the religious reformation. Today, any Syncretic adherent or other Esinsundu (OOC: African) may be elevated to the posthumous celestial rank eZandleni zikaNkulunkulu, which means "Upon the Hands of God." The criterion for elevation is extraordinary contributions in credit to or defense of African World interests and is determined by a Syncretic faith council of iZangoma, the Queen Mother, and laity. In the monarch's titulary, Venerable Works of the Ancestors is a reference to this celestial rank. It is intended to connote the monarch's conviction that any achievements of his reign owe to and would be impossible without the extraordinary, masterful, and divinely favored works of predecessor Ibutho and Esinsundu.

King of the Army (Inkosi yase Ibutho): In olimi weZulu, Ibutho means "regiment" and is sometimes translated as "army." Ibutho in the country's official name, Ibutho izulu, is a reference to the policy of mass conscription practiced throughout Ibutho history until the early 37th century. As the Ibutho monarch was historically both a divine King and warrior King, and as all Ibutho citizens and residents were regarded as personal wards and conscripts of the King, the denotations King of the Regiment and King of the Army create no confusion for olimi weZulu speakers. However, due to the title's unusual configuration in its English form, it is officially translated as simply King of Ibutho.

For a short time In the early 37th century, the Ibutho government translated the title Inkosi as "chief." This is an incorrect translation due to the denotation of "chief" as the head of a stateless society. At a 3643 Grand Council announcing a wide-ranging royal decree, King Mlungisi personally ordered the abandonment of the incorrect translation.

As I, your Inkosi, together with my court and izinDuna, are your state and government, Our Honorable Army cannot be considered in any sense to be a society without a state. In the future, all Royals, nobles, officers of Our government, or izinhlangano operating under Our Royal permit shall translate Our offices Inkosi, inDuna, iPini inDuna, and iduna as 'King,' 'Duke,' 'Count,' and 'Baron,' respectively, Our government and state Ibutho Sizwe as such, and Our noble names as 'dynasties.' All other titles Royal and noble shall be translated in like and fitting manners.

~HM King Mlungisi, April 3643, in an Address to the Grand Council

Captain of the Tiger's Head (inDuna namahlosi balibangise): The Tiger's Head is the English translation of the olimi weZulu name for the military regiment in personal command of the King. It is in contrast to The Tiger's Tail, a regiment commanded by the heir apparent. inDuna is a senior hereditary noble title meaning "captain" and equivilant to the military rank "colonel." Historically, izinDuna were charged with commanding regiments deployed from their hereditary estates. Today, the title is retained for nobles of the ducal rank. Such nobles enjoy right of first application to command regiments in the modern Ibutho armed forces. The King's title is officially translated as "Commander-in-Chief" due to the senior status of the royal Tiger's Head regiment within the military and also due to the unusual configuration of the title when translated to English word-for-word.

Grand Commander of the Ships of War (Umkhuzi elihle ngemikhumbi yempi): A reference to the monarch's status as the highest-ranking admiral of the Ibutho navy.

Colonel of Isizinda and Umgungundhlovi (inDuna isizinda futhi umgungundhlovi): Isizinda and Umgungundhlovi are the cities housing the modern-day and historical palace headquarters of the Ibutho monarch. Isizinda means literally "headquarters" and can denote and be translated as "background," as in "the command center behind the lines." Umgungundhlovi means both "the place of the trumpeting of the elephant" and "where the terrible voice of royalty sounded." The elephant is an ancient totem of the Ibutho nobility along with the bull, the tiger, and the lion. The military regiments stationed at Isizinda and Umgungundhlovi are in the personal command of the King.

Shah of Aldegar: HM King Mlugisi declared his claim to the imperial throne of Aldegar during early 37th century instability in that country following the installation of a militant republican government. The country remains republican today and His Magnificence holds the title in pretense. It is widely thought that Prince Andile, The Heir Apparent, will abandon the title if he accedes to the throne.

Son of the Ezintsundu (wena we esinsundu): Wena we Esinsundu means "Son of the Brown-Skinned" (OOC: Son of the Africans). The royal family regard Ibutho as part of a continuum of Terra-wide Esinsundu (OOC: African) polities. The government has implemented this orientation as part of a long-term Pan-Esinsundu (OOC: Pan-African) foreign policy.

The Queen Regnant

The Queen Regnant is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho hereditary title nkosikazi. In olimi weZulu, Nkosikazi is a feminine gendered form of Inkosi. It is differenced from the Queen Consort courtesy title inkosikazi by the absence of the prefix "i-." This distinction owes to the denotation and connotation of inkosikazi, which means roughly "Mrs.," "Madam," or "Wife of the King" in olimi weZulu. As such a title would be inappropriate for a woman reigning in her own right, the prefix "i-" is dropped, rendering the title nkosikazi whose denotation and connotation are roughly "She" or "Woman."

As women were historically barred from acceding to the Ibutho throne, this title has never been employed by the Ibutho Royal Family. The one woman to whom it would have applied, Nolwazi Silongo, an elected monarch who reigned from 3611-3615, opted instead for the masculine gendered Inkosi. However, since adoption of the Constitutional Reform: Succession, Membership in the Royal Family, and Styles Act of 3645, women are eligible to accede, provided any eligible male siblings are disqualified or unavailable. Since the Queen Mother's heiress, Princess Philisile, has borne no sons and is beyond child-bearing age, her elder daughter, Princess Ndonsa, is expected to succeed Prince Andile as monarch. She would accede to the title The Queen Regnant (olimi weZulu: nkosikazi) upon such succession. In olimi weZulu, her full title would be:

• inkazimulo yakhe NDONSA, kwenziwa yi-izenzo wezulu imisebenzi okhokho bethu lingumuzi ohlonishwa, nkosikazi yase Ibutho, inDuna namahlosi balibangise, Umkhuzi elihle ngemikhumbi yempi, inDuna isizinda futhi umgungundhlovi, Empress of Aldegar, Princess du Sang de Rildanor, wena we esinsundu

The word-for-word literal translation would be:

• Her Magnificence NDONSA, by the acts of Heaven and the works of our Venerable Ancestors, The Queen of the Army, the Captain of the Tiger's Head, a good naval commander, the Captain of the Background and umgungundhlovi, Empress of Aldegar, Princess du Sang de Rildanor, Daughter of the Brown-Skinned

The official and sense-for-sense translation would be:

• Her Magnificence NDONSA, by the Acts of Heaven and the Venerable Works of the Ancestors, Queen of Ibutho, Commander-in-Chief, Grand Commander of the Ships of War, Colonel of Isizinda and Umgungundhlovi, Empress of Aldegar, Princess du Sang de Rildanor, Daughter of the Ezintsundu

Her Magnificence (inkazimulo yakhe): Magnificence (olimi weZulu: inkazimulo) is the standard style within the Ibutho nobility for the ranks of King, Queen Regnant, Queen Mother, and Queen Consort. In olimi weZulu, yakhe is a gender neuter third-person noun meaning "his," "her," or "its."

Ndonsa: HRH Princess Ndonsa's full birth name is Ndonsa Mekonnen. Ndonsa means "bright morning star." Mekonnen is a Mallanization (OOC: Ethiopianization/Amharicization) of the Rildanorienne (OOC: French) name Patrice. Patrice is the birth name of the Princess's father. By Mallan custom, children are not given family names at birth but instead append their fathers' names to their own given names. As the name Patrice is not Mallan (OOC: Ethiopian), Ibutho (OOC: Zulu), or Esinsundu (OOC: African) in origin, the royal family elected to use the Mallan agnate of the Rildanorienne (OOC: French) name instead. Patrice means "wealthy," "noble," or "high-born" in Rildanorienne and is etymologically derived from the Istalian (OOC: Italian/Roman) word patrician. Mekonnen, a popular Mallan name, means "noble" in Mallan (OOC: Amharic) and is a near-agnate of Patrice.

If she accedes to the throne, Princess Ndonsa could elect to employ her first name, her full name, or a dedicated reignal name.

By the Acts of Heaven (kwenziwa yi-izenzo wezulu): A reference to divine right.

And the Venerable Works of the Ancestors (imisebenzi okhokho bethu lingumuzi ohlonishwa): A reference to Old Inkolo's pantheon of Ancestor-Gods in its literal translation, but referencing the post-reformation Upon the Hands of God celestial rank in its official translation.

Queen of the Army (nkosikazi yase Ibutho): The feminine gendered variant of the primary title.

Captain of the Tiger's Head (inDuna namahlosi balibangise): There is no provision in the 3644 Titles and Styles Act for a feminine gendered version of the substantive ducal rank title inDuna. This likely owes to the rarity of Ibutho noblewomen holding substantive titles in their own right. The courtesy title unkosikazi inDuna means "Wife of the Captain," and is inappropriate for a woman or girl who holds the rank in her own right. As such, the masculine gendered inDuna is retained for Queens Regnant under the 3644 Act. It is rendered as the gender neuter "Commander-in-Chief" in the official translation.

Grand Commander of the Ships of War (Umkhuzi elihle ngemikhumbi yempi): A reference to the monarch's status as the highest-ranking admiral of the Ibutho navy.

Colonel of Isizinda and Umgungundhlovi (inDuna isizinda futhi umgungundhlovi): A reference to the monarch's personal command of the military regiments stationed at Isizinda and Umgungundhlovi. As above, the masculine gendered inDuna is retained for Queens Regnant in the olimi weZulu rendering and translated as gender neuter "Colonel" in the English rendering.

Empress of Aldegar: A feminine gendered holdover from King Mlungisi's claim on the throne of Aldegar. If the title-in-pretense is abandoned by heir apparent Prince Andile on succession, it is unlikely to be revived by Princess Ndonsa as Queen.

Princess du Sang de Rildanor: The Princess's father, Patrice, Mr. Princess Philisile, is a direct descendant of the ancient Rildanor King Negus Khafre, founder of the Rildanor monarchy. Within the Rildanorienne nobility, descendents of Rildanor monarchs are entitled to the courtesy title Prince du Sang de Ridanor. As all future royals will descend from Princess Ndonsa, it is expected that the Prince du Sang title will be a permanent feature of Ibutho royal titulary. The title is listed here in its original Rildanorienne rendering, though Princess Ndonsa may elect to translate it as Princess of the Blood of Rildanor upon her accession.

Daughter of the Ezintsundu (wena we esinsundu): A feminine gendered reference to the royal family's Pan-Esinsundu (OOC: Pan-African) ideology and the ideology's role as a fundamental precept of the Syncretic faith and focal point of Ibutho foreign policy.

The Queen Mother

The Queen Mother is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho hereditary title Indlovukazi. Historically, the title was granted to the Queen Consort designated by the King to bear the heir to the throne. The title conferred wide-ranging political and religious influence. Because Ibutho monarchs often elected to wed Great House Wives during latter portions of their reigns, Queen Mothers tended to be significantly younger than their royal spouses, but relatively near in age to the princes they bore. As a result, Queen Mothers tended to outlive their spouses and serve as regents for their boy-king sons. Overtime, it came to be expected that Queen Mothers would remain politically active during their sons' majorities, especially at the early stages of their reigns -- so much so that Queen Mothers were eventually accorded the dignity of co-regnant for life. The frequency of Queen Mothers Regent and Queen Mothers Co-Regnant gave rise to Ibutho's current diarchial form of government, wherein the King and Queen Mother both serve as dual sovereigns. At various times during Ibutho's history, powerful Queen Mothers outshone their sons and wielded greater political authority. This was most recently observed during the reign of Queen Nomvula who presided over large transfers of political power from her son King Mulungi's office to her own.

However, since the 3643 Lauza and the constitutional reforms that followed, the Queen Mother's powers have been more strictly delineated. While the Queen Mother continues to enjoy wide-ranging powers in Ibutho religion, education, and scientific research, ultimate and overriding authority in all matters of state is retained to the King's prerogative. In addition to regulation of the Queen Mother's powers, the 3640s constitutional reforms also made the title hereditary and decreed that it be passed from Queen Nomvula to her eldest daughter, then-Princess Hluphekile, and thereafter to each of Princess Hluphekile's female descendents in the senior female line, and further mandated that the King's own titles should not be inherited by the Great House son but rather by his sister the Queen Mother's eldest son. In total, these reforms had the multiple effects of retaining the Queen Mother title within the Shabangu dynasty, reducing the political and household influence of Queens Consort, and shifting the Ibutho diarchy from its traditional patralineal succession centered around the King to matralineal succession centered around the Queen Mother.

Under Ibutho laws of succession, a woman acceeding to the title Queen Regnant would also previously or subsequently inherit the Queen Mother title provided she outlives her own mother. In such a situation, a Queen Regnant could elect to exercise the powers of both offices personally or appoint as regent the woman most senior in the Queen Mother's line of succession. Such a regent would be titled Princess Mother during the regency to differentiate her from the reigning Queen who would be the title's de jure holder under the provisions of the June 3645 Constitutional Reform Act. It is speculated that Princess Ndonsa will adopt the latter arrangment if she acceedes to the throne.

In olimi weZulu, the Queen Mother's full title is:

• inkazimulo yakhe Indlovukazi ETHWASA, Umama kaNkulunkulu, Owesifazane inDuna Emahlabatini, indlovukazi ka amakhosikazi

The word-for-word literal translation is:

• Her Magnificence Great Elephantess ETHWASA, Mother of God, The Woman Captain of Emahlabatini, Queen of Kings' Wives

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

• Her Magnificence Queen ETHWASA, The Queen Mother, Mother of God, Colonel of Emahlabatini, Queen of Queens

Her Magnificence (inkazimulo yakhe): The standard style within the Ibutho nobility for Kings, Queens Regnant, Queen Mothers, and Queens Consort using the gender neuter yakhe which means "his," "her," or "its."

Great Elephantess (Indlovukazi): The elephant is an ancient totem within the Ibutho nobility and customarilly reserved for the Queen Mother while the lion totem is borne by the King, the tiger by the heir apparent, and the bull by cadet princes and other high-born young men and teenage boys. The title is unusual in its English configuration and as a result is officially translated as The Queen Mother. Notably, while the title preceeds the reignal name in its olimi weZulu rendering, it is reiterated both before and after the reignal name in the official translation. This owes to the House of Shabangu dictum that the senior courtesy title must preceed the holder's name while substantive, subsidiary, and additional courtesy titles are suffixed. Because it is unusual in English to display Queen Mother titles pre-nominally, the title is only partially rendered before the reignal name then fully reiterated post-nominally in the official translation. The custom is not applied to the King's titulary where all titles are post-nominal.

Ethwasa: The reigning Queen Mother was born Hluphekile Ethwasa Shabangu but elected to reign by her middle name. Ethwasa means "start anew," and is widely speculated to be a reference to Queen Ethwasa's central role in the religious reformation.

Mother of God (Umama kaNkulunkulu): A reference to the King's status as a divine King and living deity historically, the title has been retained since the religious reformation due to the Queen Mother's role as head of the Syncretic faith and temporal representation of the Wife of God. It is on account of this title that the Queen Mother acts as lead officiant at coronations and performs the task of crowning the acceeding monarch. This title is the basis of the Queen Mother's religious and political authority and is therefore considered by many to be the office's primary title. The title is mentioned in uNkulunkulu ufuthi Ezinsundu Babusi, Holy Book of the Syncretic faith:

[The Queen Mother] and all her heiresses shall be called Mother of God, being made beautiful as His Wife, the First Woman, She who birthed All Creation.

The Woman Captain of Emahlabatini (Owesifazane inDuna Emahlabatini): The Queen Mother's sole property-holding title. Emahlabatini is the high holy city of the Syncretic faith and home to the Crown Sangoma's High Hallowed House, seat of the Ibutho state religion worldwide. The Queen Mother's charge as overlord of the city is found in the Holy Script:

She shall build a place fit for His Worship in Emahlabatini, and others multitudinous throughout Ibutho and the Esintsundu Sizwze . . .

In addition to being the university capital of Ibutho, the city is also houses the Queen Mother's primary palace as well as an army base whose infantry soldiers remain in her personal command. Because the Queen Mother title is limited to females, the customary regiment officer's rank is prefixed with a feminine gendered noun. The title is rendered as gender neuter "Colonel" in the official translation.

Queen of Kings' Wives (indlovukazi ka amakhosikazi): A reference to the Queen Mother's historical role as Wife of the Great House and as such senior in rank to fellow Queens Consort. Retained following amendments to the laws of succession, the title now refers to the Queen Mother's status as the senior woman in the royal family. At state functions, the Queen Mother precedes all other women in the order of precedence save Queens Consort escorted by the King. The title is rendered as Queen of Queens in the offical translation.

The Heir Apparent

The Heir Apparent is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho hereditary title Yindlalifa Okubonakalayo. Traditionally borne by the eldest son of the monarch's Great House, it has been held since 3643 by Prince Andile, eldest son of Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mother, owing to constitutional changes instituting matralineal succession initiated that year. The title is hereditary when acceeded to by the eldest living son of a King's eldest sister or by the eldest living son of a Queen Regnant. In such circumstances, the title is abandoned by its holder upon succession to the throne then immediately inherited by the eligible nephew or son. If a King has no nephews in his eldest sister's line or a Queen Regnant has no sons, the title is held in abeyance by the throne. A period of abeyance may be ended by award of the title to the dynast listed first in the line of succession or upon later accession to the title by hereditary right.

The Heir Apparent of the current reign is HRH Prince Andile of Umgungundlhlovi. In olimi weZulu, his full title is:

• uNdabezitha umNtwana ANDILE, inDuna ohlala ngaphansi umsila ihlosi sika, Yindlalifa Okubonakalayo

The word-for-word literal translation is:

• He Who Concerns the Enemy Prince ANDILE, Captain of Those Who Live Under the Tiger's Tail, He is the Heir Who has Appeared

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

• His Royal Highness Prince ANDILE, Personal Colonel to the King, The Heir Apparent

He Who Concerns The Enemy (uNdabezitha): He Who Concerns The Enemy is the standard style for senior princes within the royal family. It is a reference both to the historical risk of infanticide whereby children of the King were sometimes murdered to elevate a rival's place in the line of succession and to the wild bull totem commonly borne by and used to represent young men and teenage boys of the nobility. Prior to the 3640s, the style was reserved for children of monarchs but has since been granted to the Queen Mother's eldest son and eldest daughter owing to the former's status as Heir Apparent and the latter's status as bearer of the future Heir Apparent, and to all Heirs Eventual due to the inevitability of their succeeding to the titles Heir Apparent or Queen Mother. Due to the style's unusual configuration in English, it is officially translated as His Royal Highness or Her Royal Highness depending on the bearer's gender.

Prince (umNtwana): umNtwana is olimi weZulu for Prince. It is in contrast to the title umNtanenkosi which means Child of the King and is only borne by children of a monarch. As Prince Andile acceded to his title by right of his mother Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mother, he is not afforded the Child of the King rank. However, as Heir Apparent, Prince Andile outranks Child of the King-rank princes in the Order of Precedence and as such preceeds them in procession at occasions of state.

Born in 3605, Prince Andile was born with the title Prince due to a then-operative provision of Shabangu House Law granting the title to all descendants of monarchs in perpetuity. In a 3645 effort to trim the size of the Royal Family and thereby limit competition and infighting for titles and succession, King Mlungisi amended the concerned provision to exclude all dynasts save children of a monarch, children of a Queen Mother, Heirs Eventual, and children of Heirs Apparent and Eventual. Under the amendment, Prince Andile would have been barred from use of the title and not counted as a member of the Royal Family for state purposes were it not for his mother's status as Queen Mother.

Prince is a Hereditary Courtesy Title within the Ibutho nobility meaning that it cannot be gained by marriage or otherwise but only by descent from a Substantive Title holder eligible to bequeath the courtesy. Prince Andile bears the title without the definite article style "The" which is reserved for children of monarchs.

Andile: His Royal Highness's given name. Upon accession to the throne, the Prince may elect to employ a reignal name. There has been public speculation and discussion within the Royal Family regarding the possibility of retaining the name Mlungisi during Prince Andile's reign both to indicate intentions to continue the "bring order" policies of the current reign and as homage to reigning King. In such circumstance, Prince Andile would reign as King Mlungisi II. If he elects to retain his given name, the Prince would reign as King Andile III since he follows two earlier Ibutho monarchs who've borne the name. Andile means "the family is growing" or "they have extended."

Captain of Those Who Live Under the Tiger's Tail (inDuna ohlala ngaphansi umsila ihlosi sika): The Tiger's Tail is the military regiment in personal command of the Heir Apparent. It is in contrast to The Tiger's Head, the regiment commanded by the King and to which The Tiger's Tail is subordinate. The Tiger's Tail regiment is stationed at the Royal Family's historic palace estate in Umgungundhlovi. Since construction of Isizinda Palace, the primary residence of the King and seat of government Ibutho since the late 36th century, Umgungundhlovi Palace has been adopted as the primary residence of the Heir Apparent and headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ibutho. This grant of property elevates the Heir Apparent title from a Courtesy Title to a Substantive Title.

Though the Heir Apparent as inDuna of The Tiger's Tail regiment is a military commander in his own right, his military office is understood and regulated as directly answerable to the King. This restriction results from a historical policy whereby The Tiger's Tail and its prince commanders was kept under close watch of the throne as a precaution against regicide by ambitious heirs. In a nod to this practice, The Tiger's Tail title is officially translated as Personal Colonel to the King.

The Heir Apparent (Yindlalifa Okubonakalayo): In olimi weZulu, Yindlalifa Okubonakalayo means "The Heir Who Has Appeared." Owing to its unusual construction in English, the title is rendered as The Heir Apparent in its official translation.

Principalties

There has been discussion within the Royal Family and government regarding the possibility of re-designating Ibutho's five provinces as Principalities. This speculative change was motivated by the births of Prince Andile's and Princess's Philisile's children, all four of whom appended the territorial designation Emahlabatini to their titles at birth. This brought to eight the number of Royals employing Emahlabatini as their home estate including His Highness Prince Ncelebana and the Queen Mother herself. Other overcrowded Royal estates include the King's own which is shared by the King's surviving consorts and children. The Ibutho estate numbered twenty-eight Royals in the early 37th century including the King and Queen Nomvula The Queen Mother. Under one proposed solution, Ibutho's five provinces would be granted at the King's discretion to various prince-rank Royal Family members as non-hereditary Substantive Titles with related property grants and some governing rights. The proposal was shelved as disruptive and unwieldy in favor of instead granting Prince Andile Umgungundhlovi Palace as his personal and family estate upon his marriage to Aida, Mrs. Prince Andile. However, the proposal may be revived in preparation for the Coming of Age Rites of Princes Sibusiso and Msizi, the Heir Apparent's sons.

Courtesy Royal Titles

Courtesy Royal Titles are titles within the Ibutho nobility borne by Royal Family members who do not hold Substantive Titles conferring property ownership and/or governing rights. Courtesy Titles may be borne by Right of Birth, Right of Marriage, or by Magnificence's Pleasure, meaning granted by personal discretion of the monarch. All Courtesy Royal Titles derive from blood or conjugal relation to some living, deceased, or former member of the Royal Family who bears or bore a Substantive Royal Title and each Courtesy Royal Title is subsidiary to the Substantive Royal Title from which it derives. For example, HH Prince Ncelebana, HRH Princess Philisile, HRH Princess Ndonsa, and HH Princess Thandekile all derive their Prince titles from Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mother. As a result, the territorial designation of Emahlabatini is suffixed to their titles to indicate their status as wards of the city of Emahlabatini over which the Queen Mother is lord and head of state.

Courtesy Titles by Right of Birth

Courtesy Royal Titles by Right of Birth are titles acceded to by members of the Royal Family due to their blood relation to a holder of a related Substantive Title. Importantly, dates of accession to Birth Right Titles are determined by the date of accession of the concerned blood relation to the related Substantive Title. In practice, this means a member of the Royal Family bearing a Birth Right to a Courtesy Title may have acceded to the title many years after their own birth.

Heirs Eventual

Heirs Eventual are persons ranked high in the line of succession to the throne who cannot be displaced by future births but who is not himself the Heir Apparent. The title is equivalent to the designation "heir in waiting" employed in some foreign countries. Owing to their close proximity to the throne in terms of the succession, Heirs Eventual rank high in the order of precedence and precede all members of the Royal Family in procession at state occasions except the King, Queens Consort and Mother, and the King and Queen Mother's Heirs Apparent. The title is only borne by males owing to male-preference provisions of the laws of succession. Though females can succeed to the throne, women and girls listed high in the line of succession are never formally granted the title Heir Eventual since they can be displaced at anytime by the birth of a younger brother even such displacements becomes increasingly unlikely as their mothers age. The latter circumstance applies to HRH Princess Ndonsa who is likely to succeed her uncle HRH Prince Andile as monarch. Because Princess Ndonsa has no brothers and her mother HRH Princess Philisile is 46-years-old as of 3666, she is unlikely to be displaced in the line of succession. However, due to the remote possibility of a late birth, Princess Ndonsa does not bear the title Heiress Eventual. As a result, the title is vacant and held in abeyance by the throne. The vacancy is likely to remain until Princess Ndonsa herself weds and begins her own family. The eldest living of any sons born to Princess Ndonsa will bear the Heir Eventual title from birth. Further, as the title is non-exclusive and can be borne by multiple dynasts simultaneously, the eldest of any grandsons born to Princess Ndonsa's eldest daughter would also bear the title from birth.

When borne by members of the Royal Family, the full title in olimi weZulu is:

• uNdabezitha umNtwana NAME, Yindlalifa Ekugcineni

The word-for-word literal translation is:

• He Who Concerns the Enemy Prince NAME, He is the Heir Eventually

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

• His Royal Highness Prince NAME, The Heir Eventual

The short-form of the title, "His Royal Highness Prince NAME" is customarily suffixed with the territorial designation of the bearer's mother. For the Heir Eventual title, the suffix is almost always of Emahlabatini because bearers are usually direct descendants of the reigning Queen Mother whose residence, working palace, and household are headquartered there. The territorial designation would change however if for instance the Queen Mother were also Queen Regnant in which case the bearer would take on the Queen's primary estate title, Ibutho, or possibly her place of residence title, Isizinda. This is exception is likely to be tested if Princess Ndonsa accedes to the throne.

He Who Concerns the Enemy (uNdabezitha): A reference both to the historical risk of infanticide of heirs to the throne and to the wild bull totem borne by young men and teenage boys of the nobility. Rendered as His Royal Highness in the official translation.

Prince (umNtwana): As Heirs Eventual are always sons of the Queen Mother's Heiresses Eventual, they bear the rank of Prince from birth under the 3645 Constitutional Reform Act. Heirs Eventual are never children of monarchs and so never bear the title umNtanenkosi meaning "Child of the King." This bars Heirs Eventual from use of the definite article "The" in prefix to their Prince titles.

Name: The bearer's given name. A nickname, middle name, or multiple given names may be employed in official or popular usage.

He is the Heir Eventually (Yindlalifa Ekugcineni): In oliimi weZulu, Yindlalifa Ekugcineni means "He is the Heir Finally/Eventually/Ultimately/In the End/At Last/of the Last." It is rendered in the official translation as "The Heir Eventual." For style purposes, the definite article "The" is employed despite the possibility that multiple persons may hold the title simultaneously.

The Queen Mother's Heiress Apparent

The Queen Mother's Heiress Apparent is the office held by the person listed highest in the line of succession to the Nomvula Throne who cannot be displaced by future births. This distinction is usually held by the eldest daughter of the then-reigning Queen Mother, though the death before accession of such person could result in the distinction passing by inheritence to that person's own daughter or other female descendants or to such person's next-eldest sister. The office is borne without title to avoid confusion with The Heir Apparent, a title borne by the senior non-displacable male heir to the Ibutho throne. As a result, holders of the office are titled simply Princess but styled as Royal Highness owing to their proximity-by-blood to the Nomvula throne.

The office is currently held by HRH Princess Philisile whose full title in olimi weZulu is:

uNdabezitha umNtwana PHILISILE ka Emahlabatini

The word-for-word literal translation is:

She Who Concerns the Enemy Princess PHILISILE of Emahlabatini

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

Her Royal Highness Princess PHILISILE of Emahlabatini

She Who Concerns the Enemy (uNdabezitha): Historically a reference to infaticide of senior princes and the wild bull totem of young men and teenage boys within the nobility. The style is borne by children of monarchs and heirs apparent and eventual to both diarchial thrones since 3645 constitutional reforms. Rendered as Royal Highness in the official translation owing to the olimi weZulu style's unusual configuration in English.

Princess (umNtwana): in olimi weZulu, umNtwana is gender neuter for Prince. When borne by females, it is officially translated as Princess.

Philisile: The Princess's given name. Princess Philisile was born Philisile Shabangu in 3620. She takes her family name from her maternal grandfather Inkosi Shabangu The Younger instead of from her father Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mother's late husband. This owes to the Shabangu dynasty's senior status within the Ibutho nobility as the Royal Family. Philisile means "she has given life." She was named at birth, 23 years before promulgation of the constitutional reforms which designated her as progenitor of the future monarch and succeeding generations of royals. Her name was chosen by the deposed Royal Family during the Communist interregnum in anticipation of its restoration to the throne and amendments to the laws of succession. Such amendments were necessitated by exhaustion of senior eligibles in the line of succession owing to the desertion and expatriation of then-heir HRH The Prince Zonke, the untimely death of HRH The Prince Felokwahke, and the hostile penis amputation and resultant incapacitation of HRH The Prince Xhegu Mzwamandla.

of Emahlabatini (ka Emahlabatini): The territorial designation of Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mothers Substantive Title. Princess Philisile's title is subsidiary to and derived from the Queen Mother's Substantive Title. For these reasons, Princess Philisile is a ward of the Queen Mother and the Emahlabatini government. Princess Philisile is expected to retain this territorial designation throughout her life since she is first in line to succeed her mother as the Queen Mother of Ibutho title whose property and governing rights are limited to Emahlabatini. Princess Philisile would only acceed to a different territorial designation if she were to be predeceased by her uncle The King, her brothers Princes Andile and Ncelebana, and her daughters Princesses Ndonsa and Thandekile, all of whom preceed Princess Philisile in the line of succession to the throne of Ibutho. Under such circumstance, Princess Philisile would accede to the title Queen Regnant and adopt the senior territorial designation yase Ibutho meaning of Ibutho.

The Queen Mother's Heiresses Eventual

The Queen Mother's Heiress Eventual is the office held by all persons senior in the line of succession to the Nomvula Throne who cannot be displaced by future births but who do not themselves hold the office The Queen Mother's Heiress Apparent. This distinction is usually reserved to female descendants of the then-reigning Queen Mother in the senior line meaning the Queen Mother's eldest daughter, the Queen Mother's eldest granddaughter by her eldest daughter, the Queen Mother's eldest great-granddaughter by her eldest granddaughter in her eldest daughter's line and so on. The Heiress Eventual office would only shift to a collateral line if all persons in the senior line predeceased the then-reigning Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother had no surviving female-line female descendants and was beyond child-bearing age, the Heiress Eventual office would be held in abeyance by the Nomvula throne until the passing of the then-reigning Queen Mother at which point the Queen Mother title would shift to the prior holder's eldest sister's line and the Heiress Eventual office would be acceded to by all eligible persons in such line. The Heiress Eventual office is borne without title to avoid confusion with Heirs Apparent to the Ibutho throne. As a result, holders of the Queen Mother's Heiress Eventual office are titled simply Princess but styled as Royal Highness owing to their proximity-by-blood to the Nomvula throne.

As of 3666, the sole occupant of the office is HRH Princess Ndonsa whose full title in olimi weZulu is:

uNdabezitha umNtwana NDONSA ka Emahlabatini, Princess du Sang de Rildanor

The word-for-word literal translation is:

She Who Concerns the Enemy Princess NDONSA of Emahlabatini, Princess of the Blood of Rildanor

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

Her Royal Highness Princess NDONSA of Emahlabatini, Princess du Sang de Rildanor

She Who Concerns the Enemy (uNdabezitha): Historically a reference to infaticide of senior princes and the wild bull totem of young men and teenage boys within the nobility. The style is borne by children of monarchs and heirs apparent and eventual to both diarchial thrones since 3645 constitutional reforms. Rendered as Royal Highness in the official translation owing to the olimi weZulu style's unusual configuration in English.

Princess (umNtwana): in olimi weZulu, umNtwana is gender neuter for Prince. When borne by females, it is officially translated as Princess.

Ndonsa: Princess Ndonsa's given name. Detailed in section 1.1.2 above.

of Emahlabatini (ka Emahlabatini): The territorial designation of Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mothers Substantive Title. Princess Ndonsa derives her Courtesy Title from her mother HRH Princess Philisile's Heiress Apparent of the Queen Mother status which is itself subsidiary to and derived from the Queen Mother's Substantive Title. For these reasons, both Princess Ndonsa and her mother Princess Philisile are wards of the Queen Mother and the Emahlabatini government. However, due to the unlikelihood that her mother Princess Philisile will bear a son, Priness Ndonsa is expected to succeed her uncle HRH Prince Andile as monarch. Upon such succession, the Princess will be titled Queen of Ibutho and sovereign, meaning that all titles and territorial designations will be subsidiary to her own.

Princess du Sang de Rildanor: Means Princess of the Blood of Rildanor. Princess Ndonsa inherited the title at birth from her father as detailed in section 1.2.1.8 below.

The Prince

The Prince is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho hereditary title umntanenkosi. The title's literal denotation is "Child of the King" and as such is only borne by children of a reigning or former monarch. The title is prefixed with the definite article "The" in the official translation, a distinction only afforded to "Child of the King" princes and not "umNtwana" princes to whom "Child of the King" princes are senior. The title is acceded to by Right of Birth though only if and when a parent of the eligible Royal accedes to the Substantive Titles "The King" or "The Queen Regnant" of which umntanenkosi is subsidiary. Upon accession to the title, its holders become wards-for-life of their own reigning parent and all successive monarchs.

The title is suffixed with the territorial designations "ka Ibutho" meaning "of Ibutho" or "ka Kwelakubo oseniNgizimu" meaning "of Southern Kwelakubo" in palace and government communications, in the press and media generally, and when its bearers are presented at Royal audiences and occasions of state. The usage of "ka Ibutho" versus "ka Kwelakubo oseniNgizimu" is determined by whether the bearer's parent is a currently reigning or former monarch and is detailed below.

As of 3666, there is one living dynast who bears the masculine gendered English translation of the umNtanenkosi title. in olimi weZulu, his full title is:

uNdabezitha umntanenkosi ZONKE ka Ibutho

The word-for-word literal translation is:

He Who Concerns the Enemy Child of the King ZONKE of the Army

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

His Royal Highness The Prince ZONKE of ibutho

He Who Concerns the Enemy (uNdabezitha): Historically the standard style for children of monarchs. A reference both to the historical risk of infanticide of heirs to the throne and to the wild bull totem borne by young men and teenage boys of the nobility. HRH The Prince Zonke was the primary subject of this style from his birth due to being the first-born son of King Mlungisi's Great House, a status which conferred on the young prince the title The Heir Apparent. The Heir Apparent title was revoked by Prince Zonke's father King Mlungisi following Zonke's unauthorized marriage, desertion of his offices, and expatriation from Ibutho. Prince Zonke's action precipitated large changes to the structure of the Ibutho monarchy including amendments to the laws of succession which removed the Prince from eligibility to accede to the throne. The uNdabezitha style is rendered as His Royal Highness in the official translation due its unusual configuration in English.

Child of the King (umNtanenkosi): Title for children of reigning and former monarchs. It is in contrast to umNtwana meaning "Prince" which is borne by prince-rank royals who are not children of reigning or former monarchs. The title is rendered as "The Prince" in the official translation due to the unusual configuration of the literal olimi weZulu formulation when translated to English. The definite article "The" which precedes the title is a dignity reserved for children of monarchs to demonstrate their senior rank in relation to umNtwana Princes.

Zonke: The Prince's given name. Zonke means "all." If HRH The Prince Zonke had remained in the line of succession and ascended to the throne to reign as Zonke, he would have been the first Ibutho monarch to employ the name.

ka Ibutho (of Ibutho): The Prince's territorial designation. As the child of a reigning monarch, HRH The Prince Zonke's title is subsidiary to and derived from the title King of Ibutho. As a result, Prince Zonke is a ward of the King and the Ibutho government. As a ward of the King and member of the Armed Forces, Prince Zonke's expatriation from Ibutho and attendant desertion of his military post and royal offices is treasonable under Ibutho law. Further, the Prince's marriage without authorization of the King is a capital crime punishable by death. The Prince's trial for these crimes has been delayed indefinitely owing to his absence from Ibutho. The government and Royal Family have made no efforts to repatriate the Prince perhaps due to succession and other constitutional complications which are likely to result from return. Because no sentence has been rendered against Prince Zonke, he enjoys continued use of his titles and styles.

If he is not charged and sentenced following the death of his father The King, Prince Zonke's territorial designation will revert to "ka Kwelakubo Oseningizimu" which is officially translated as "of Southern Kwelakubo." Kwelakubo is the Ibutho province which houses the Shabangu dynasty's historical estate. It was home to all Shabangu amakhosi ("Kings") before Inkosi Shabangu the Elder was raised to the office of King of Kings and the title of Inkosi yase Ibutho. The Shabangu dynasty's historical estate is situated in the southern half of Kwelakubo province while the Mathebula dynasty's historical estate is situated in the northern half of Kwelakubo. Kwelakubo means "the homeland" in olimi weZulu. The territorial designation "of Southern Kwelakubo" is borne by children of former monarchs to avoid confusion with children of reigning monarchs to whom former monarchs' children are junior. The Kwelakubo estate is headed by the Prince or Princess who would have most recently succeed to the throne under the rules of male-preference primogeniture. Such person holds the offices of Chairman of the King's Council in recognition of their yielding and loss of the patrimony and Royal Commander of the King's Guard as a mechanism to bind such person to the beneficial dynast as lifelong protector and guardian, an essential role historically since monarch's often succeeded to the throne in their minorities due to the House Rank System. As head of the Royal Family's senior cadet branch, such person also serves as Prince Regent or Princess Regent when the reigning monarch is ill, a minor, or away from Ibutho. HRH The Prince Zonke is unlikely to succeed to these titles owing to his absence from Ibutho and claim on the Ibutho throne resulting from his rank under the previous laws of succession. For these reasons, these offices have passed to Prince Zonke's eldest surviving sister, HRH The Princess Khwezi.

The Princess

The Princess is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho hereditary title umNtanenkosi. umNtanenkosi is gender neuter but is officially translated as feminine gendered "The Princess" when the title is borne by females. All details noted above in section 1.2.1.4 apply equally to the title The Princess. As of 3666, the title is borne by the four surviving daughters of HM King Mlungisi. The Princesses' names are Khwezi, Aphiwe, Hleziphi, and Phumelela which mean respectively "bright morning star," "we are given," "whereupon is she?," and "prosperity." Upon their father's death, each of the Princesses will abandon their "of Ibutho" territorial designations in favor of the subordinate "of Kwelakubo" territorial designation to make way for Princes Sibusiso and Msizi, sons of HRH Prince Andile The Heir Apparent.

Prince

Prince is an English translation of the Ibutho hereditary title umNtwana. It is borne exclusively by prince-rank blood members of the Royal Family who are not children of a monarch. It is in contrast to the title umNtanenkosi which means "Child of the King." umNtwana is borne by Right of Birth by children of the Queen Mother and children of Heirs Apparent and Eventual. It may be prefixed by the style uNdabezitha meaning "He or She Who Concerns the Enemy" and rendered in English as "Royal Highness" or by the style Kuzalwa okusezingeni meaning "He or She is Born on a Hilltop or other Ridge" and rendered in English as "Highness." umNtwana is followed by the bearer's given name and suffixed with the territorial designation of the primary Substantive Title the bearer holds or of which the bearer is subsidiary and ward. As of 3666, there is one uNdabezitha umNtwana ka Umgungundhlovi, two uNdabezitha abaNtwana ka Emahlabatini, two Kuzalwa okusezingeni abaNtwana ka Umgungundhlovi, and two Kuzalwa okusezingeni abaNtwana ka Emahlabatini. In olimi weZulu, ka means "of" and abaNtwana is plural for umNtwana.

uNdabezitha umNtwana ka Umgungundhlovi is reserved for the Heir Apparent. It is currently borne by HRH Prince Andile The Heir Apparent whose full titulary is detailed in section 1.1.4 above.

uNdabezitha umNtwana ka Emahlabatini is reserved for the Queen Mother's Heiresses Apparent and Eventual. It is currently borne by HRH Princess Philisile and her elder daughter HRH Princess Ndonsa. Their full titularies are detailed in sections 1.2.1.2 and 1.2.1.3 above.

Kuzalwa Okusezingeni umNtwana ka Umgungundhlovi is reserved for children of the Heir Apparent. It is currently borne by His Highness Prince Sibusiso of Umgungundhlovi and his younger brother His Highness Prince Msizi of Umgungundhlovi.

He Who is Born on a Hilltop or Other Ridge (Kuzalwa Okusezingeni): Standard style of address for prince-rank Royals who are not children of a monarch or who are not Heirs Apparent or Heirs Eventual. Connotes "high born" in olimi weZulu. Due to its unusual configuration in English, this style is officially translated as "His Highness" for men and boys and "Her Highness" for women and girls. Princes Sibusiso and Msizi will accede to the style Royal Highness upon their father HRH Prince Andile's succession to the throne.

Prince (umNtwana): Olimi weZulu for Prince. The olimi weZulu title is gender neuter. In the literal and official translations it is rendered as Prince for men and boys and Princess for women and girls.

Sibusiso and Msizi: The Princes' respective given names. HH Prince Sibusiso's full name is Sibusiso Toumani Shabangu. Sibusiso means "blessing." Toumani is an ancestral name of Prince Sibusiso's mother Aida, Mrs. Prince Andile, of Aslistans family. HH Prince Msizi's full name is Msizi Maghan Shabangu. Msizi means "helper." Maghan is an ancestral name of Prince Msizi's mother Aida, Mrs. Prince Andile's family. Shabangu is the Royal Family's dynastic name.

Of Umgungundhlovi (ka Umgungundhlovi): The territorial designation of HRH Prince Andile The Heir Apparents Substantive Title. Prince Andile is father of Princes Sibusiso and Msizi. As a result, the Princes derive their Courtesy Titles from their father's Substantive Title and will remain wards of their father and the Umgungundhlovi government until the earlier of their deaths or their father's accession to a senior Substantive Title and accompanying territorial designation.

Kuzalwa Okusezingeni umNtwana ka Emahlabatini is borne by any prince-rank descendent of a Queen Mother whose blood Royal parent does not hold a Substantive Title and accompanying territorial designation. It is currently borne by the Queen Mother's second son His Highness Prince Ncelebana of Emahlabatini and the Queen Mother's granddaughter Her Highness Princess Thandekile of Emahlabatini.

He or She Who is Born on a Hilltop or Other Ridge (Kuzalwa Okusezingeni): Standard style of address for prince-rank Royals who are not children of a monarch or who are not Heirs Apparent or Heirs Eventual. Connotes "high born" in olimi weZulu. Due to its unusual configuration in English, this style is officially translated as "His Highness" for men and boys and "Her Highness" for women and girls. In olimi weZulu the style is gender neuter.

Prince (umNtwana): Olimi weZulu for Prince. The olimi weZulu title is gender neuter. In the litteral and official translations it is rendered as Prince for HH Prince Ncelebana and Princess for HH Princess Thandekile.

Ncelebana and Thandekile: The Prince's and Princess's respective given names. HH Prince Ncelebana's full birth name is Ncelebana Shabangu. Ncelebana means "spy." His Highness takes his family name from his maternal grandfather Inkosi Shabangu The Younger instead of from his father Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mother's late husband. This owes to the Shabangu dynasty's senior status within the Ibutho nobility as the Royal Family. HH Princess Thandekile's full name is Thandekile Mekonnen. Thandekile means "the loved one." Mekonnen is a Mallanization (OOC: Ethiopianization/Amharicization) of the Rildanorienne (OOC: French) name Patrice. Patrice is the birth name of the Princess's father. By Mallan custom, children are not given family names at birth but instead append their fathers' names to their own given names. As the name Patrice is not Mallan (OOC: Ethiopian), Ibutho (OOC: Zulu), or Esinsundu (OOC: African) in origin, the Royal Family elected to use the Mallan agnate of the Rildanorienne (OOC: French) name instead. Patrice means "wealthy," "noble," or "high-born" in Rildanorienne and is etymologically derived from the Istalian (OOC: Italian/Roman) word patrician. Mekonnen, a popular Mallan name, means "noble" in Mallan (OOC: Amharic) and is a near-agnate of Patrice.

Of Emahlabatini (ka Emahlabatini): The territorial designation of Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mothers Substantive Title. The Queen Mother is mother of Prince Ncelebana and blood Royal maternal grandmother of Princess Thandekile. As second son of a Queen Mother, Prince Ncelebana will not succeed to any Substantive Title unless his elder brother HRH Prince Andile passes away before acceding to the throne or a monarch grants Prince Ncelebana a Substantive Title of his own by Magnificence's Pleasure. As a result, the Prince derives his Courtesy Title from his mother the Queen Mother's Substantive Title and will remain a ward of the Queen Mother and the Emahlabatini government until the earlier of his death, his elder brother's death prior to accession to the throne, or a monarch's grant to him of a Substantive Title. Princess Thandekile derives her Courtesy Title from her mother HRH Princess Philisile's Heiress Apparent of the Queen Mother status which is itself subsidiary to and derived from the Queen Mother's Substantive Title. For these reasons, both Princess Thandekile and her mother Princess Philisile are wards of the Queen Mother and the Emahlabatini government. Princess Thandekile is expected to retain such status throughout her life unless her elder sister Princess Ndonsa predeceases Princess Thandekile before bearing an heir. In such a circumstance, Princess Thandekile would eventually succeed to both the tiles Queen Mother and Queen Regnant and abandon her Emahlabatini territorial designation in favor of the territorial designation Ibutho.

Princess

Princess is borne as a Courtesy Royal Title with the style Her Royal Highness by Princesses Philisile and Ndonsa and with the style Her Highness by Princess Thandekile as detailed above.

Prince du Sang

Prince du Sang de Rildanor is a title granted by the King of Rildanor to direct descendants of Rildanor monarchs. HRH Prince Philisiles husband, Patrice, Mr. Princess Philisile, is a direct descendant of the late 21st century Rildanor King Negus Khafre, founder of the Rildanor monarchy. Within the Ibutho nobility, the title is currently borne by Patrice, Mr. Princess Philisile himself and his daughters HRH Princess Ndonsa and HH Princess Thandekile. Because Princesses Ndonsa and Thandekile will be progenitors of all future generations of the Ibutho royals, the Prince du Sang title is expected to be eventually borne by all members of the Ibutho Royal Family. Today the title is rendered in its original Rildanorienne translation. It may be translated to Prince of the Blood of Rildanor by discretion of a future monarch.

In olimi weZulu Mr. Princess Philisile's and the Princesses' full titles including the Prince du Sang de Rildanor appendage are:

PATRICE, umNumana indoda uNdabezitha umNtwana Philisile, Prince du Sang de Rildanor

uNdabezitha umNtwana NDONSA ka Emahlabatini, Princess du Sang de Rildanor

Kuzalwa okusezingeni umNtwana THANDEKILE, Princess du Sang de Rildanor

The word-for-word literal translations are:

PATRICE, Mister Husband of She Who Concerns the Enemy Princess Philisile, Prince of the Blood of Rildanor

She Who Concerns the Enemy Princess NDONSA, Princess of the Blood of Rildanor

She Who is Born on a Hilltop or Other Ridge Princess THANDEKILE, Princess of the Blood of Rildanor

The official and sense-for-sense translations are:

PATRICE, Mr. Princess Philisile, Prince du Sang de Rildanor

Her Royal Highness Princess NDONSA, Princess du Sang de Rildanor

Her Highness Princess THANDEKILE, Princess du Sang de Rildanor

The titles are detailed as in sections 1.2.2.4, 1.2.1.3, and 1.2.1.4 respectively except as pertaining to the Prince du Sang de Rildanor title which is detailed above.

Courtesy Titles by Right of Marriage

Courtesy Royal Titles by Right of Marriage are titles granted by the monarch to consorts of blood royals. Persons become eligible for such titles upon satisfaction of four prerequisites: grant by the monarch of the Isicoco to both the blood royal and the prospective consort, proposal of marriage by the blood royal to the prospective consort following preapproval from the monarch, observant membership in a religious congregation In Sympathy with the Inkolo Esinsundu Sizwe Syncretic faith, and completion of marriage rites in conformity with the Divine Commandments of the faith, the King's law, and the laws of Magnificence's government.

The Queen Consort

The Queen Consort is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title "inkosikazi yenkosi yohlanga." It is granted to wives of the King upon marriage or upon the King's accession to the throne. Until the 3650s, the title was most often borne by multiple persons simultaneously owing to the Ibutho nobility's historical practice of polygamy. Polygamy was non-retroactively outlawed by Royal Decree for members of the Royal Family in 3643. Queen Slindile is the last of the polygamous Queens Consort and sole holder of the title as of 3666. When HRH Prince Andile The Heir Apparent succeeds to the throne, his wife Aida, Mrs. Prince Andile, of Aslistan will be the first Queen Consort to reign monogamously.

Prior to constitutional reforms, one Queen Consort was selected during each reign to serve as "Wife of the Great House." This office conferred the duty of bearing the King's heir and granted the holder the right to succeed to the title Queen Mother of Ibutho upon her husband's death. This law of succession for the Queen Mother title was amended in favor of strict female-only primogeniture in 3643. As a result, no current or future Queens Consort will reign as Queen Mother.

In olimi weZulu, Queen Slindile's full title is:

inkazimulo yakhe ibhubesi lensikhazi SLINDILE, inkosikazi yenkosi yohlanga

The word-for-word literal meaning is:

Her Magnificence Lioness SLINDILE, Wife of the King

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

Her Maginificence Queen SLINDILE, The Queen Consort

Her Magnificence (inkazimul yakhe): Magnificence (olimi weZulu: inkazimulo) is the standard style within the Ibutho nobility for the ranks of King, Queen Regnant, Queen Mother, and Queen Consort. In olimi weZulu, yakhe is a gender neuter third-person noun meaning "his," "her," or "its."

Lioness (ibhubesi lensikhazi): The lion is an ancient totem for Ibutho Kings. A feminine gendered version of the totem is borne by Queens Consort as indication of their seniority within the nobility and equal dignity to that of the King. The title is rendered as "Queen" in the official translation owing to its unusual configuration in English.

Slindile: The Queen's given name. Slindile means "waiting." Upon the Queen's marriage to King Mlungisi, her given name was thought to be a happy coincidence as she was then expected to be granted the status of Wife of the Great House and future Queen Mother by her husband King Mlungisi. However, due to a series of events including the unauthorized marriage and expatriation of her son and heir to the throne  Prince Zonke, and a fractious relationship with her mother-in-law Queen Nomvula The Queen Mother, Her Magnificence Queen Slindile was passed-over for the honor when her husband The King amended the laws of succession in favor of the sons of the King's sister thereby rendering Prince Zonke and Queen Slindile ineligible to succeed to the titles King and Queen Mother respectively. The Queen Consort was one of two royals to simultaneously bear the given name Slindile until the death of HRH The Princess Slindile of Ibutho in 3665.

Wife of the King (inkosikazi yenkosi yohlanga): The Queen's primary Courtesy Title. Rendered as "The Queen Consort" in the official translation due to its unusual configuration in English.

The Royal Consort

The Royal Consort title does not exist within the Ibutho nobility as of 3666. However, it has been discussed within the Royal Family and government as a possible title for the eventual husband of HRH Princess Ndonsa should she succeed to the throne as Queen Regnant. Neither of the titles "Prince" nor "King" would be available owing to provisions in Ibutho law restricting their use to blood royals and reservations within the nobility regarding the elevation of a male consort to the equal rank of a Queen Regnant.

Mrs. Prince

Mrs. Prince is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title uNkosikazi meaning "Wife of." It is granted to consorts of Princes upon their lawful marriage. It is rendered as "Mrs. Prince" in the official translation. Both the olimi weZulu title and the official translation intentionally avoid the connotation "Princess." This owes to the Ibutho custom by which the rank of prince is reserved exclusively for children of reigning, former, or eventual Kings and Queens. As of 3666 there are three Mrs. Princes: the wives of HRH Prince Andile and HH Prince Ncelebana, and the widow of HRH The Prince Xhegu Mzwamandla. Their titles are:

AIDA, uNkosikazi umNtwana Andile, ka Aslistan

DODAKAZI, uNkosikazi umNtwana Ncelebana

JABULILE, uNkosikazi umNtwana Xhegu

The word-for-word literal translations are:

AIDA, Wife of Prince Andile, of Aslistan

DODAKAZI, Wife of Prince Ncelebana

JABULILE, Wife of Prince Xhegu

The official and sense-for-sense translations are:

AIDA, Mrs. Prince Andile, of Aslistan

DODAKAZI, Mrs. Prince Ncelebana

JABULILE, Mrs. Prince Xhegu

Aida is a Majatran and Mallan name meaning "reward," "present," or "wealthy." Dodakazi means "daughter." And Jabulile means "she is happy." Aida, Mrs. Prince Andile's title is suffixed with the territorial designation "of Aslistan" owing to her relation to the royal family of Talmoria and Aslistan.

Mr. Princess

Mr. Princess is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble titles umNumzana indoda indodakazi yenkosi meaning "Mister Husband of the Daughter of the King" and umNumzana indoda meaning "Mr. Husband." They are granted to consorts of The Princesses and Princesses respectively upon their lawful marriage. They are both rendered as "Mr. Princess" in the official translations. Both the olimi weZulu titles and the official translations intentionally avoid the connotation "Prince." This owes to the Ibutho custom by which the rank of prince is reserved exclusively for children of reigning, former, or eventual Kings and Queens. As of 3666 Patrice, Mr. Princess Philisile, Prince du Sang de Rildanor is the sole holder of the umNumzana indoda title. Since the passing of Chipo, Mr. Princess Khwezi in 3662, there have been no holders of the umNumzana indoda indodakazi yenkosi title. Patrice, Mr. Princess Philisile's appended title Prince du Sang de Rildanor is borne by right of birth owing to his descent from the late 21st century Rildanor King Negus Khafre, founder of the Rildanor monarchy. The Prince du Sang title is detailed in section 1.2.1.8 above.

Courtesy Titles by Magnificence's Pleasure

Courtesy Royal Titles by Magnificence's Pleasure are titles granted to members of the Royal Family as a personal courtesy of the monarch. As ultimate overlord, the monarch may create, revise, grant, revoke, and destroy any and all noble titles at leisure. Radical changes are regarded as disruptive and damaging to the livelihoods of the nobility and the Ibutho people however, so significant changes to long-entrenched titles are rare. As of 3666, the Magnificence's Pleasure Courtesy Royal Titles extant or most likely to be created are abambele inkosi meaning "Substituting for the King," and Inkosazane yasebukhosini Umama meaning "Princess Mother."

Prince Regent

The Prince Regent Magnificence's Pleasure Courtesy Royal Title is identical in all respects to the Princess Regent title detailed below except as to gender. The title is gender neuter but gendered for the respective holder in the official translation. The title is currently vacant and held in abeyance by the throne.

Princess Regent

Princess Regent is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title abambele inkosi meaning "Substituting for the King." It is granted as detailed in section 1.2.1.4 above. It is currently borne by HRH The Princess Khwezi owing to HM The King's illness. During the Regency, the Princess's full title is:

uNdabezitha umntanenkosi KHWEZI, abambele inkosi, umntanenkosi induna we yemilindankosi yenkosi

The word-for-word literal translation is:

She Who Concerns the Enemy Child of the King KHWEZI, Substituting for the King, Princess Captain of the King's Bodyguard

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

Her Royal Highness The Princess KHWEZI, Princess Regent, Royal Commander of the King's Guard

The Princess Mother

The Princess Mother is the literal translation of the title Inkosazane yasebukhosini Umama. It is granted to the adult ranked highest in the line of succession to the Nomvula throne during periods of the then-reigning Queen Mother's illness, incapacitation, absence from Ibutho, or other inability to reign. As of 3666, the dynast widely thought to be most likely to accede to the title is HH Princess Thandekile as detailed in section 1.1.3 above. In such circumstance, Princess Thandekile's full title would be:

Kuzalwa okusezingeni umNtwana THANDEKILE, Princess du Sang de Rildanor, Inkosazane yasebukhosini Umama

The word-for-word literal translation is:

She Who is Born on a Hilltop or Other Ridge Princess THANDEKILE, Princess of the Blood of Rildanor, Royal Lady Mother

The official and sense-for-sense translation is:

Her Highness Princess THANDEKILE, Princess du Sang de Rildanor, The Princess Mother

Non-Royal Titles

Non-Royal Noble Titles are those borne by members of the Ibutho nobility who are not members of the Royal Family. They are generally held by members of Ibutho's ten historical dynasties. Title holders of this class are collectively called the izinDuna. In olimi weZulu the term denotes "the captains," a reference to holders' historical roles as senior officers within the Ibutho military, or "the bulls," a primary totem of the Ibutho nobility. As ultimate overlord, the monarch may create, revise, grant, revoke, and destroy any and all noble titles at leisure. Radical changes are regarded as disruptive and damaging to the livelihoods of the nobility and the Ibutho people however, so significant changes to long-entrenched titles are rare.

Substantive Non-Royal Titles

Substantive Non-Royal Noble Titles are titles which confer property ownership or governing rights and are borne by nobles who are not members of the Royal Family. They may be acceded to by Right of Birth or by Magnificence's Pleasure.

By Right of Birth

Substantive Non-Royal Noble Titles by Right of Birth are land ownership and governing titles within the Ibutho nobility which are borne by persons who are not members of the Royal Family and who succeed to such titles by heredity. Succession rules for these titles are mandated and regulated by the titleholder provided no provision of such succession rules contradict any provision of law operative within the jurisdiction of a noble to which the titleholder is subsidiary.

Duke

Duke is an English translation of the Ibutho noble title inDuna. inDuna denotes "captain," a reference to izinDuna historical role as senior officers of the Ibutho military. inDuna connotes "male bull," an ancient totem of the Ibutho nobility. izinDuna is plural for inDuna. inDuna is the highest rank of the Ibutho nobility aside from titles within the Royal Family. izinDuna enjoy right of first application to command military personnel and installations within their estates in recognition of the class's historical role as senior military officers. inDuna is officially translated as "Duke" due to the equivalent rank of the respective titles. As of 3666, there are nine hereditary izinDuna, one each for Ibutho's ten estates save the estate of Southern Emambhishi which is held by an elected inDuna. There are two estates for each of Ibutho's five provinces. The hereditary izinDuna are:

HM The King, inDuna Kwelakubo oseniNgizimu

Mathebula, inDuna Kwelakubo Wasenyakatho

Hlanganani, inDuna Emambhishi Wasenyakatho

Nkosi, inDuna Izimayini oseniNgizimu

Mhaule, inDuna Izimayini Wasenyakatho

Sibanyoni, inDuna Amahlathi oseniNgizimu

Mabuza, inDuna Amahlathi Wasenyakatho

Mabena, inDuna Ugwadule oseniNgizimu

Dlamini, inDuna Ugwadule Wasenyakatho

They are officially translated as:

HM The King, The Duke of Southern Kwelakubo

Mathebula, The Duke of Northern Kwelakubo

Hlanganani, The Duke of Northern Emambhishi

Nkosi, The Duke of Southern Izimayini

Mhaule, The Duke of Northern Izimayini

Sibanyoni, The Duke of Southern Amahlathi

Mabuza, The Duke of Northern Amahlathi

Mabena, The Duke of Southern Ugwadule

Dlamini, The Duke of Northern Ugwadule

The monarch holds the estate of Southern Kwelakubo as it is the historical homeland of the Shabangu dynasty. However, HM King Mlungisi does not bear the title as part of his titulary but holds it with the throne in abeyance. Later monarchs may elect to bear the title along with their others.

Duchess Regnant

Duchess Regnant is an English paraphrase of Owesifazane inDuna, a speculative title for females who hold an inDuna title in their own rights. The literal translation of Owesifazane inDuna is "The Woman Captain." Only two women have ever acceded to the inDuna rank within the Ibutho nobility: Queen Ethwasa The Queen Mother whose title Owesifazane inDuna Emahlabatini is officially translated as gender neuter "Colonel of Emahlabatini," and Nolwazi Silongo who claimed the title Inkosi Silongo, inDuna Emambhishi oseniNgizimu meaning "King Silongo, The Duke of Southern Emambhishi" despite then being of merely ducal rank. As a result, no woman has ever borne the translated form of the title. If Nolwazi Silongo had borne her inDuna title in its feminine gendered form, she would have been addressed:

Nolwazi, Owesifazane inDuna Emambhishi OseniNgizimu

Which is translated as:

Nolwazi, The Duchess Regnant of Southern Emambhishi

Count

Count is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title iPini inDuna meaning "Army Captain." iPini inDuna is the second rank of non-Royal noble titles. It is generally granted by inDuna-rank nobles to loyalists within their estates or to children and other relatives. iPini izinDuna historically lead battalions and reported to the inDuna of their home estate. iPini izinDuna may hold land ownership and governing rights and may pass-on the tite by heredity provided the inDuna to which they are subsidiary permits such inheritance.

Countess Regnant

Countess Regnant is an English paraphrase of Owesifazana iPini inDuna, a speculative title for females who hold an iPini inDuna title in their own rights. The literal translation of Owesifazane iPini inDuna is "The Woman Army Captain."

Baron

Baron is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title iduna meaning "Sire." Iduna is the third rank of non-Royal noble titles. It is generally granted by iPini inDuna-rank nobles to loyalists within their estates or to children and other relatives. Iduna historically lead platoons or companies and reported to the iPini inDuna of their home estate. Iduna may hold land ownership and governing rights and may pass-on the tite by heredity provided the iPini inDuna to which they are subsidiary permits such inheritance.

Baroness Regnant

Baroness Regnant is an English paraphrase of Owesifazana iduna, a speculative title for females who hold an iPini inDuna title in their own rights. The literal translation of Owesifazane iPini inDuna is "The Woman Sire."

By Right of Magnificence's Pleasure

Substantive Non-Royal Noble Titles by Right of Magnificence's Pleasure are land ownership and governing titles within the Ibutho nobility which are borne by persons who are not members of the Royal Family and who succeed to such titles by grant of the monarch. As of 3666, the only titles within this class are UNdunankulu which means "The Premier," and inDuna Emambhishi oseniNgizimu which means "The Duke of Southern Emambhishi."

The King's Premier

The King's Premier is an English translation of the Ibutho noble title UNdunankulu. It is a non-hereditary title with governing rights granted to the person receiving the greatest number of votes in the most recent national election. The bearer serves as Head of Government of Ibutho, chairs the government's cabinet, and implements laws passed by Royal decree or Isishayamthetho which means "The Legislature." As of 3666, the title is currently granted for a period of six years after which the bearer must be reelected by popular vote if he or she wishes to retain it. The term may be adjusted be reduced by Isishayamthetho, but it may not be increased beyond six years. The current UNdunankulu as of 3666 is Sibusiso Mathebule.

The Duke of Southern Emambhishi

The Duke of Southern Emambhishi is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title inDuna Emambhishi oseniNgizimu. The title granted is granted by the monarch for life to the noble elected by the Southern Emambhishi nobility. It is the only ducal-rank title within the Ibutho nobility not acceded to by heredity.

Courtesy Non-Royal Titles

Courtesy Non-Royal Titles are titles within the Ibutho nobility conferring no land ownership or governing rights and borne by persons who are not members of the Royal Family. They may be acceded to by Right of Birth or by Right of Marriage.

By Right of Birth

Courtesy Non-Royal Titles by Right of Birth are titles within the Ibutho nobility conferring no land ownership or governing rights borne by persons who are not members of the Royal Family but acceded to by heredity. They are generally borne by children of higher-ranking nobles and can be revoked by the noble to which they are subsidiary. Their titualary are in all respects identical to their substantive equivalents save that they are borne prenominally and the definite article is abandoned to indicate their courtesy status. They include the titles iPini InDuna, Owesifazana iPini inDuna, iduna, and Owesifazana iduna.

Count

Count is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title iPini inDuna. When borne as a courtesy title, its bearers are addressed as:

iPini inDuna NAME ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

Count NAME of Territorial Designation

Countess Regnant

Countess Regnant is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title Owesifazane iPini inDuna. When borne as a courtesy title, its bearers are addressed as:

Owesifazane iPini inDuna NAME ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

Countess NAME of Territorial Designation

Baron

Baron is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title iduna. When borne as a courtesy title, its bearers are addressed as:

iduna NAME ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

Baron NAME of Territorial Designation

Baroness Regnant

Baroness Regnant is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title Owesifazana iduna. When borne as a courtesy title, its bearers are addressed as:

Owesifazane iduna NAME ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

Baroness NAME of Territorial Designation

By Right of Marriage

Courtesy Non-Royal Titles by Right of Marriage are titles within the Ibutho nobility borne by spouses and widows of substantive or courtesy non-Royal noble titles.

Duchess

Duchess is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title uNkosikazi inDuna meaning "The Wife of the Captain." It is borne by wives and widows of substantive and courtesy izinDuna. When borne by wives and widows of substantive izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, uNkosikazi inDuna Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, The Duchess of Territorial Designation

However, when borne by wives and widows of courtesy izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

uNkosikazi inDuna NAME OF HUSBAND ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

Duchess NAME OF HUSBAND of Territorial Designation

Mr. Duchess

Mr. Duchess is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title umNumzana indoda Owesifazane inDuna meaning "Mister Husband of the Woman Captain." It is borne by husbands and widowers of substantive and courtesy Owesifizane izinDuna. When borne by husbands and widowers of substantive Owesifazane izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, umNumzana indoda Owesifazane inDuna Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, Mr. Duchess of Territorial Designation

However, when borne by husbands and widowers of courtesy Owesifazane izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, umNumzana indoda Owesifazane inDuna NAME OF WIFE ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, Mr. Duchess NAME OF WIFE of Territorial Designation

Countess

Countess is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title uNkosikazi iPini inDuna meaning "The Wife of the Army Captain." It is borne by wives and widows of substantive and courtesy iPini izinDuna. When borne by wives and widows of substantive iPini izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, uNkosikazi iPini inDuna Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, The Countess of Territorial Designation

However, when borne by wives and widows of courtesy izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

uNkosikazi iPini inDuna NAME OF HUSBAND ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

Countess NAME OF HUSBAND of Territorial Designation

Mr. Countess

Mr. Countess is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title umNumzana indoda Owesifazane iPini inDuna meaning "Mister Husband of the Woman Army Captain." It is borne by husbands and widowers of substantive and courtesy Owesifizane iPini izinDuna. When borne by husbands and widowers of substantive Owesifazane iPini izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, umNumzana indoda Owesifazane iPini inDuna Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, Mr. Countess of Territorial Designation

However, when borne by husbands and widowers of courtesy Owesifazane iPini izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, umNumzana indoda Owesifazane iPini inDuna NAME OF WIFE ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, Mr. Countess NAME OF WIFE of Territorial Designation

Baroness

Baroness is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title uNkosikazi iuna meaning "The Wife of the Sire." It is borne by wives and widows of substantive and courtesy iduna. When borne by wives and widows of substantive iduna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, uNkosikazi iduna Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, The Baroness of Territorial Designation

However, when borne by wives and widows of courtesy izinDuna, its bearers are addressed as:

uNkosikazi iduna NAME OF HUSBAND ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

Baroness NAME OF HUSBAND of Territorial Designation

Mr. Baroness

Mr. Baroness is an English paraphrase of the Ibutho noble title umNumzana indoda Owesifazane iduna meaning "Mister Husband of the Woman Sire." It is borne by husbands and widowers of substantive and courtesy Owesifizane iduna. When borne by husbands and widowers of substantive Owesifazane iduna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, umNumzana indoda Owesifazane iduna Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, Mr. Baroness of Territorial Designation

However, when borne by husbands and widowers of courtesy Owesifazane iduna, its bearers are addressed as:

NAME, umNumzana indoda Owesifazane iduna NAME OF WIFE ka Territorial Designation

Which is translated as:

NAME, Mr. Baroness NAME OF WIFE of Territorial Designation