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The Padishah Emperor was the title of the hereditary rulers of the known universe in Frank Herbert's fictional ''Dune'' universe. Padishah (پادشاه) is a Persian word meaning "great king" or "king of kings". The Imperium of the Padishah Emperor encompassed the entire universe known to mankind. While the Emperor was supreme ruler of the universe, power was shared, in a quasi-feudal arrangement, with the noble houses of the Landsraad and with the Spacing Guild, which possessed a monopoly over...

A Reverend Mother is both a Bene Gesserit title and a class or level associated with fictional character from the ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. A Reverend Mother is generally a woman of the Bene Gesserit order who has completed her training. The Princess Irulan writes (via epigraph) in the original novel Dune: At the end of their training, the Bene Gesserit undergoes a ritual involving a significant amount of one of a class of awareness spectrum narcotics. The drug enters her...

"Kwisatz Haderach" is the name of a prophesied messiah in Frank Herbert's fictional ''Dune'' universe. In Terminology of the Imperium, the glossary of the novel Dune, Frank Herbert provides the following definition: The Kwisatz Haderach is also known as "the one who can be many places at once" in the texts. The Bene Gesserit hoped to create a male who could survive the ritual spice agony that changes a female acolyte into a Reverend Mother, a male thus capable of absolute powers of...

Captain or The Captain may refer to: In specific countries: Other variations: In television: In literature: In comics/manga: In music: In sport Ships

A centurion (Latin: centurio; Greek: εκατόνταρχος (hekatontarchos), κεντούριων (kentūriōn)) was a professional officer of the Roman army after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. Most centurions commanded a century (centuria) of 80 men, but senior centurions commanded cohort, or took senior staff roles in their legion. Centurions took their title from the fact that they commanded a century. Centuries were so-called because they originally numbered roughly 100 men. Just after that they numbered 60...

Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent. In most non-naval military or paramilitary organizations, a Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranking above Privates and Corporal, and below Warrant Officer and Commissioned Officer. There are usually several ranks of Sergeant, each corresponding to greater experience and...

Oyarsa (pl. Oyéresu) is a word in the Old Solar language of C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. While in Out of the Silent Planet Elwin Ransom thinks it is the name of a god-like character that rules Malacandra, in Perelandra, it is revealed that Oyarsa is its title. When the Oyarsa of Mars visits other worlds, he is known not as "Oyarsa", but simply as "Malacandra". The other planets of the solar system are likewise ruled by their own Oyéresu. The Oyéresu of Viritrilbia (Mercury), Glund (Jupiter),...

Major is a military rank the use of which varies according to country. Moreover, Major frequently denotes a mid-level command status officer (immediately superior to the rank of Captain and immediately subordinate to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel), however in some armies major is essentially a senior NCO (non-commissioned officer), a usage derived from "sergeant-major". In considering terms of rank it is important to understand that the early evolution of the terms often was outside of...

Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of Sergeant Major General. A Major General is a high-ranking officer normally subordinate to a Lieutenant General and senior to a Brigadier General. In countries that do not maintain the rank of Brigadier General, including much of Eastern Europe, Major General normally serves as the lowest General Officer rank. In the old Austro-Hungarian Army, the major general was called a...

Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the military, particularly in police and law enforcement. Commander is a military rank used in many navies and some air force but is very rarely used as a rank in armies. The rank (originally "Master and Commander") originated in the 18th and early 19th centuries to describe...

In Greek mythology, the Muses (Ancient Greek , hoi moũses : perhaps from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- "think") are a sisterhood of goddesses or spirits, their number set at nine by Classical times, who embody the arts and inspire the creation process with their graces through remembered and improvised song and stage, writing, traditional music, and dance. They were water nymph, associated with the springs of Helicon and with Pieris, from which they are sometimes called the Pierides. The...

A chief of staff is traditionally the coordinator of the supporting staff of an important individual, usually a high-level politician, military leader or business executive. In some circumstances, the chief of staff may simply serve as the head of an organization who reports to a functionally remote or ceremonial executive. Recent years have seen a proliferation of the term, and it now can be used to refer to coordinative positions ranging from personal assistants (usually to junior politicians...