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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): | 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): | ||
* ''' | * '''Mother Perennial''': The Head of a House, sometimes also referred to as ''Regent'' or ''Matriarch'', often shortened to simply ''Mother'' as an honorific before the woman's name. Some Noble Houses may not have a singular established head, depending on the organisation of families. | ||
** The | ** The term '''Perennial Ascendant''' (or Matriarch Ascendant) refers to the member of the House that is intended to inherit the responsibility of Head of the House. | ||
* '''Mother''' / '''Father''': The head of an individual family within a House. | |||
* '''Mother''' / '''Father''': | * '''Daughter''' / '''Son''': Offspring of a Mother/Father, typically considered 'next in line' to inherit their parent's title. | ||
* '''Daughter''' / '''Son''': Offspring of a Mother/Father | ** 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). | ||
** 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. | * '''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. Only female members of nobility can serve as Head of a House (and gain the title Mother Perennial/Regent/Matriarch), and if no female successors can be named from within the head family, then the next family in line with an eligible female member will become the new head. | ||
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. | |||
Those employed by noble families can also be inducted into their house of nobility, but generally are not afforded titles or positions of representation. | Those employed by noble families can also be inducted into their house of nobility, but generally are not afforded titles or positions of representation. | ||