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*Class (''Ordo''): A citizen's legal and economic position in society. | *Class (''Ordo''): A citizen's legal and economic position in society. | ||
At the peak of the social pyramid (''pyramidis societas'') is the [[Imperator]]. An Imperator has the highest ''dignitas'', ''potestas'', and is of the highest ''ordo'' in Caphirian society. If sociologists do not recognize any absolute standard for these ordinal measures than the Imperator is the relative standard to which the qualities of other residents in the empire are compared. Power and Status are generally perceived to be directly tied to a person's social standing, whereas Class is a person's legal status. After the Imperator, the peak of the ''pyramidis societas'' is the imperial family, which is currently the [[Panther Estate]]. Altogether the imperial family tends to hold offices of power and a number of prestigious military and collegian posts, they are rarely handed out in the form of nepotism and are usually won based on merit. | At the peak of the social pyramid (''pyramidis societas'') is the [[Imperator]]. An Imperator has the highest ''dignitas'', ''potestas'', and is of the highest ''ordo'' in Caphirian society. If sociologists do not recognize any absolute standard for these ordinal measures than the Imperator is the relative standard to which the qualities of other residents in the empire are compared. Power and Status are generally perceived to be directly tied to a person's social standing, whereas Class is a person's legal status. After the Imperator, the peak of the ''pyramidis societas'' is the imperial family, which is currently the [[Panther Estate]]. Altogether the imperial family tends to hold offices of power and a number of prestigious military and collegian posts, they are rarely handed out in the form of nepotism and are usually won based on merit. | ||
=== Household structure === | === Household structure === | ||
==== Estates ==== | |||
{{main|Estates (Caphiria)}} | |||
In Caphirian society, [[Estate (Caphiria)|Estates]] are a complex system of kinship groupings consisting of individuals who share the same family name and who claim descent from a common ancestor, often overlapping and interconnecting with several other families. In ancient Caphiria, belonging to an Estate was exclusively reserved for patricians as they were able to trace their lineage back to the most prominent men. Over time, an Estate became known to describe any major family, although it is still segregated by social class. | |||
Unlike the [[estates of Urcea]], an Estate in Caphiria is a legal concept with its own set of regulations and governance. The registration and regulation of Estates are managed through the [[Ministries of Caphiria#Ministry%20of%20Culture|Ministry of Culture]], who coordinates with other ministries for verification and other validation purposes. An Estate may be registered as a single family (''uno genere'') or multi-family (''altum radices''). In either case, the modern registration process involves an extensive genealogical examination using SNP genotyping and census data from the [[Censorial Assembly]]. | |||
=== Naming conventions === | === Naming conventions === | ||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
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==== Philosophy ==== | ==== Philosophy ==== | ||
==== LGBT rights ==== | ==== LGBT rights ==== | ||
==== Levantine Creep ==== | ==== Levantine Creep ==== | ||
==== International reputation ==== | ==== International reputation ==== | ||
=== Slavery === | === Slavery === | ||
=== Prostitution === | === Prostitution === | ||
=== Gambling === | === Gambling === | ||
=== Crime === | === Crime === | ||
==== Organized crime ==== | ==== Organized crime ==== | ||
==== Terrorism ==== | ==== Terrorism ==== | ||
=== Military–industrial complex === | === Military–industrial complex === | ||
== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
===Cursus Honorum=== | ===Cursus Honorum=== | ||