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The '''Houses of Betazed''' is the top most social class of [[Betazoid]] society. All of the individuals in this class are considered to be actual descendants of ancestral Betazoids. The Houses of Betazoids are numbered, and they can also be classified in the qualities that the Houses are supposed to hold. Each House can be made up of numerous families, all distantly related, and often holding their relation to the ancestral Betazoids in high regard. | The '''Houses of Betazed''' is the top most social class of [[Betazoid]] society. All of the individuals in this class are considered to be actual descendants of ancestral Betazoids. The Houses of Betazoids are numbered, and they can also be classified in the qualities that the Houses are supposed to hold. Each House can be made up of numerous families, all distantly related, and often holding their relation to the ancestral Betazoids in high regard. | ||
Members of the Houses are considered | Members of the Houses are considered Nobility within their culture and can be afforded numerous titles. The most widely-used titles are (in order of authority): | ||
*'' | * '''Matriarch''': The Head of a House. Some Noble Houses may not have a singular established Matriarch, depending on the organisation of families. | ||
*'' | ** The more traditional term, ''Mother Perennial'', may still be used by some Betazoid Houses or families. | ||
*'' | ** The term ''Matriarch Ascendant'' may refer to any member of the House or family that is intended to inherit the responsibility of Matriarch. | ||
* '''Mother''' / '''Father''': Often the head of an individual family within a House (but may also serve as a Matriarch) - sometimes also known as ''regent''. | |||
* '''Daughter''' / '''Son''': Offspring of a Mother/Father or Matriarch, typically considered 'next in line' to inherit their parent's title. | |||
** The term ''Daughter (or Son) Ascendant'' may refer to any member of the House or family that is intended to inherit the responsibility of a Daughter (or Son). | |||
* '''Speaker''' : A selected representative for a family within a House. | |||
Due to the matriarchal society of the Betazoids, daughters of nobility are always the first to be considered as heir to a family name, but if no female heirs have been produced, males are also accepted in this roles without question. When a Betazoid or a member of a family chooses to forsake their title and position in a House, their names are often struck from the family tree. | Due to the matriarchal society of the Betazoids, daughters of nobility are always the first to be considered as heir to a family name, but if no female heirs have been produced, males are also accepted in this roles without question. When a Betazoid or a member of a family chooses to forsake their title and position in a House, their names are often struck from the family tree. | ||