Yes, that one took -work.- I mean 'Equites' at least automatically incorporates the meaning of mounted, but wtf was I supposed to do with police? the Romans didn't -DO- police -- and the whole magistrate thing... *goes back to look at what she came up with and notices she's mucked up her GNC* oh, bother.
In any case, as police, politician & polite all have the same -greek- root word (Polis, meaning, well, city, that meaning that a policeman and politician are both people primarily -found- in cities, and polite is how one is supposed to -behave- in a city), the thought occured to me that perhaps it would be 'Urbanites' -- but it didn't quite -scan.-
So Legales it is. Or will be. Once I go back and fix the GNC on the term. Might just save it for the DSA version.
(extra credit if you can spot the origin of the paraphrasing and can ID the provenance of my FraserMuse thereby.)
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Date: 2005-03-14 10:34 pm (UTC)In any case, as police, politician & polite all have the same -greek- root word (Polis, meaning, well, city, that meaning that a policeman and politician are both people primarily -found- in cities, and polite is how one is supposed to -behave- in a city), the thought occured to me that perhaps it would be 'Urbanites' -- but it didn't quite -scan.-
So Legales it is. Or will be. Once I go back and fix the GNC on the term. Might just save it for the DSA version.
(extra credit if you can spot the origin of the paraphrasing and can ID the provenance of my FraserMuse thereby.)