GOREAN ENCYCLOPEDIA

agal (noun): length of cord which is used to bind the kaffiyeh to the head of the wearer, usually several loops secure it. The kaffiyeh is the head covering of the tribesmen of the Tahari, a folded, squarish cloth.
ah-il (noun): a unit of measure, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger, c. 18"; analogous to the Earth cubit; 10 ah-il equal one ah-ral
ahn (noun): the Gorean hour, of which there are 20 in a Gorean day; it consists of 40 ehn (minutes)
ah-ral (noun): a unit of measure equaling 10 ah-il, or approx. 180"
Alars (noun): a nomadic wandering herdspeople well known for their skill with the axe and the Alar sword, they travel in wagons in the northern plains, but tend to camp near settlements, unlike the southern wagon people. Their Free women do not wear veils, rather simple, corded, belted, woolen, plain, widely sleeved, ankle-length dresses, tied snugly . There are few slaves in the Alar camps because they are killed by Free women. The Alars tend to be fair in complexion, blonde-haired and blue-eyed.
ale (noun): served in tankards or horns, it is one of the two favored drinks of the Torvaldslanders, the other being mead.
al-ka (noun): first letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'A'
All Comrades (noun): a warrior society of the Kaiila tribe of Red Savages; aka the Fighting Hearts
alphabet, Gorean (noun): composed of 28 characters derived from the various alphabets of Earth, such as Greek, Roman, oriental or Cretan influences, among others.
altron (noun) : a letter of the Gorean alphabet.
amomona (noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg word meaning baby or doll.
amphora (noun): two handled, narrow necked vessel with a narrow, pointed base it is commonly buried overnight in the earth in a storage hole with only it's neck left above the surface; to cool certain beverages
Anango (noun) : an exchange island, a free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste, located very far south of the equator, almost beyond the ken of most Goreans, close to the shore of Thassa. The jungles of its interior serve as the setting for many fanciful stories of strange races, mysterious plants and fabulous animals. The “magicians of Anango” are well known everywhere except on Anango. They speak Gorean.
ankle rack (noun): device used to lock a girl's ankles in wooden stockage. Girls who have been repeated runaways may be held in place to have their tendons cut or feet amputated.
anklet, identificatory (noun): temporary metal anklet fastened about a captured Earth girl's ankle for transportation to Gor; used in place of a collar.
anteater (noun): more than six varieties inhabit the rainforests of Schendi. The great spined anteater grows to 20 ft in length and feeds on white ants or termites breaking apart their towering nests of toughened clay with mighty claws then darting it's 4 foot saliva coated tongue, drawing thousands into it's narrow tubelike mouth.
ant, marcher (noun): known in the jungles of Schendi as 'The Marchers' are these aggressive carnivorous insects. Each is about 2 inches long, with a shiny black exoskeleton and two antennae. Their name is derived from their, apparently seasonal, marches through the jungle in a single column, yards wide and pasangs in length. They may number in the millions, their path's widening to as much as 500 feet when they overtake, swarm over, and devour all flesh, living or dead, in their path. Their bite is extremely painful, but not poisonous. Their victims die from being weakened from relentless attack, being overcome until they are still.
applause (noun): as on Earth, a sign of approval; on Gor, however, it is performed by striking the right hand against the left shoulder
applelike larma (noun): single-seeded applelike fruit; a variation of the succulent juicy larma with a single seed; commonly called pit fruit.
apricot (noun): apparently identical to the apricot of Earth; references exist of the fruit being sold in marketplaces of the Tahari.
ar (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet
Ar, city of (noun): the largest, most populous, and most luxurious city of Gor. A city of lofty cylinders, spires, towers, lights, and high bridges lit by lanterns connecting many of the towers. Surrounded by great walls, it's great Gate opens onto the Viktel Aria and there are forty other gates as well.
Arani (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
archon of records (noun): a magistrate who is a records officer for a stated district or city.
arctic gant eggs (noun): eggs of the migratory Arctic gant; when frozen, they are eaten like apples.
Aretai (noun): a major tribe of the Tahari; their vassal tribes are the Arani, Luraz, Raviri, Tajuks, Tashid, Ti, and Zevar; their war-cry is 'Aretai Victorious!"
Argentum (noun) : a city which is an ally of Ar and an enemy of Corcyrus and Cos; it is very southwest of Ar. Cladius is Ubar of Argentum. The city claims ownership of nearby silver mines that might be as rich as those of Tharna.
Argentum Road (noun) : road goes from Argentum east to the Viktel Aria, which then leads south to Ar.
Aria (adjective): of Ar
armored gatch (noun): a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
arrow, flight (noun): about forty inches in length, it is metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers from the wings of the Vosk gulls. This and the sheaf arrow is used with the gorean long bow.
arrow, hunting (noun): an arrow with a long tapering point fastened firmly to the shaft to assist in easy removal from prey.
arrow, sheaf (noun): slightly over a yard long, metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers made from the wings of the Vosk Gulls. This, and the flight arrow, is used with the gorean long bow.
arrow, Torvaldsland war (noun): dark and more than a yard long, it's shaft is an inch thick. It is piled with iron and barbed. It's feathers of the black-tipped coasting gull are five inches long, set in the shaft on three sides. The arrows are carried in a cylindrical quiver.
arrow, war (noun): the head of this arrow has an angled, wider base that is not as securely connected to the shaft; if the shaft is pulled to attempt removal, the head is more likely to break off and remain in the wound. Used by the Red Savages.
Ar's Station (noun): an outpost of the Ubarate of Ar and trading station on the south bank of the Vosk, founded four years after Pa-Kur's hordes gathered there, prior to their war against Ar. Ar's station was Ar's stronghold on the Vosk. When Cos landed at Brundisium, and moved it's forces toward Ar's Station, Ar failed to act because of political treachery. Ar's Station eventually fell to Cos. It stands at the northern terminus of the Viktel Aria which leads to Ar, also known as the Vosk Road.
arthropod (noun): a creature found in the tunnels of the Nest of the Priest-Kings. It is 8 feet long and a yard high with a multi-segmented body and 8 legs. It's eyes are on long stalks.
askari (noun): an inland word which may be translated roughly as 'soldier' or 'guardsman' (Schendi)
Askari Hodari (noun): a salute to the honor of another warrior; in Ushindi it means 'Brave Warrior' or simply 'Warrior'.
Asperiche (noun) : an exchange island, a free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste, located south of Teletus and Tabor.
Assassins, Caste of (noun): the caste of those who kill for pay; exists only in Ar; their caste color is black
aulus (noun) : Gorean word for flute.
Axe Glacier (noun) : Glacier northeast of Torvaldsland, farthest north, in the valley of Hrimgar Mts.,between two mountains of stone.
axe, great (Torvaldsland) (noun): described as a great, curved, single bladed axe of hardened iron with a blunt hammer-like head, it is carried in a leather loop hung from a broad leather belt worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. It is fastened there by a hook, that the weight of the ax will not turn the belt, which fits into a ring in the master belt.
axe, Kurii (noun): great, double-bladed iron axe some seven or eight feet in height. The blade, from tip to tip is two feet in width. The handle is made of carved, green needle wood, round and four inches in diameter.

Bakahs (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
baleen whale bone (noun): whale bone from the Baleen Whale used to fashion instruments and weapons by the Red Hunters.
ball and bat (noun): A game, similar to Earth's 'keep-away' consisting of two 2-man teams. It is played with a wooden bat and wooden ball.
bana (noun): jewelry, of precious metals and stones, worn by free persons
bar (noun): struck in a certain pattern by an iron hammer. When heard, it signifies the divisions of the day in certain houses. May also serve as an alarm.
bara (command; lit. 'belly'?): at this command, a slave girl will lie on her stomach, with her wrists crossed behind her back, ready for binding, and with her ankles crossed, ready for binding
barbarian (noun): a native of the planet Earth; usually used in a derogatory sense in reference to slave girls from that planet
bargemen, Cartius (noun): interrelated clans of fathers and sons, claiming Caste for themselves, who operate the barges that cross the Cartius River. The barges are constructed of layered timbers of Ka-la-na wood and are towed by teams of river tharlarion. Their passengers are bound for Turia.
bark cloth (noun): the inner bark of the pod tree dyed scarlet and plaited and pounded into a cloth akin to burlap but softer; it has a variety of uses including a rough wrap around the hips of a slave constituting her only clothing in some instances.
Barrens, the (noun): a vast tracts of rolling grasslands, lying east of the Thentis Mountains. They are not as barren as the name suggests, but perhaps the nomenclature is intended to discourage their penetration. Not as arable as the rest of Gor because of the presence of the Thentis mountains and the absence of large bodies of water. They have extreme seasonal temperatures; bitterly cold winters and long, hot, dry summers. Their climate can also include booming thunderstorms and tornadoes and blizzards in which snow can drift as high as the mast of a light galley. The grasses, shorter at it's western edge, can reach a height of several feet as one moves further east. No white man has ever penetrated to the eastern edge of the Barrens.
bastinado (noun): a punishment not otherwise described, however the earth translation is a beating, especially with a stick or cudgel. The beating may be specifically to the soles of the feet.
ba-ta (noun): second letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'B'
Battles of Oxen (noun): a gladiator type competition popular in Tharna; men are yoked with horns fitted to them; they battle each other in an arena, one trying to gore or maim the other.
Bazi (noun): a free coastal port which make commerce possible with Cos and Tyros and the land based cities. The people are brown skinned.
Bazi plague (noun): a deadly, rapidly- spreading disease with no known cure; its symptoms include pustules which appear all over the body, and a yellowing of the whites of the eyes
Bazi tea (noun): an herbal beverage served hot and heavily sugared; traditionally drunk 3 tiny cups at a time, in rapid succession
beads on a chain (noun): a reference to free women chained in a coffle, it is an oblique reference to 'slaver's necklace'. Slaves on such a necklace are referred to as 'jewels', whereas a free women is merely a 'bead'.
Beast (noun): a Kuriian military formation consisting of two Hands (six Kur) and two Eyes (leader of a Hand), is called a Beast or Kur. It's military leader is called a Blood.
beer, rence (noun) : steeped and fermented from the pith and crushed seeds of the rence plant, it is a drink of the rence growers of the Delta of the Vosk.
beheading (noun): this ancient form of execution is seen as an option when the offender is of the same Home Stone; it consists of stripping, beating and beheading the offender and is considered a merciful death.
belly chain (noun) : a chain that fits around a girl's waist and cannot be removed because of a girl's wide hips. There is a heavy padlock at the girl's back. In the front of the chain is a heavy medallion-like metal disk with kef on it.
belly, position (noun): a form of obeisance position with a girl on her belly and her head to boot or floor, palms pressed flat to floor; variations can include kissing the Master's boot.
below-deck girl (noun): the term used for slave girls transported in the hold of a ship. They are held in individual cages and because of infestations of lice, all of their body hair is shaved. The term 'below-deck girl' is used derisively especially by those slave girls allowed to remain on deck in cages, who need not have shaved heads, though all slaves on a slaver ship are unclothed.
Besnit (noun) : a small city within a hundred pasangs of Esalinus and Harfax. It is an ally of Harfax. Besnit does not upkeep its roads in order to isolate itself. It is next to impossible to reach the city in the spring due to the rains.
bina (noun)lit. 'slave beads'): slave jewelry, usually consisting of plain metals, colored string, wooden or cheap glass beads; sometimes used as a slave name
binding fiber (noun): stout twine made of strips of leather or of a fiber like hemp; a piece long enough to circle a slave girl's waist 2-3 times is often used as a belt for her slave tunic
binding strap (noun): a strap 3/4" wide and 18" long commonly used for binding the wrists and/or ankles of prisoners and slaves
bint (noun): small carnivorous freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes; similar to the piranha of Earth
biscuits (noun): a dried pressed biscuits described as baked in Kailiauk from Sa-Tarna flour.
black wine (noun): coffee; traditionally served with white and yellow sugars and powdered bosk milk, and in tiny cups, the beans originally coming from Earth, now grown in Thentis.
blanket position (command): This not a true command but is still an action the slave should remember. If something is thrown over her head she must remain silent and motionless until freed from it.
blindfold, gorean (noun): consists of two rounded pieces of soft felt, three to four inches in diameter, and the binding which is several turns of a dark thick, folded cloth, tied behind the head. The rounded pieces fit over the eyes, held in place by the scarf or tie. It is not normally used in transportation, the slave hood being preferred in those instances.
block melodies(noun): certain melodies commonly used in slave markets in the display of merchandise. They are intended to 'set the mood' in the mind of potential buyers.
Blood(noun): in Kuriian military organizations; a leader of a military unit of varying sizes and strengths depending on his rank; the smallest Unit led by a Blood is 'Kur' or 'Beast' followed by 'Band' 'March' and 'People' each unit a large multiple of the former
blotanhunka (noun): the term for a war party leader of the red savages; he tends to be more experienced and mature, and exerts more control over the larger group.
blubber hammer (noun): used by the Red Hunters to pound whale blubber to loosen it's oil, it is wooden handled and has a stone head. The oil is used in oil lamps, for example.
Blue Flame (noun): controlled by the Priest-Kings seemingly emerging from the heavens this flash of energy literally burns it's victims to wisps of ash in an instant enveloping him in a fierce blue combustive mass.
Blue-Sky Riders (noun): a warrior society of the Fleer tribe of Red Savages
Blue Sky Song (noun): a refrain from the Wagon Peoples which says in part 'though I die yet there will be the bosk the grass and sky'.
boards, chained on (noun): a ancient modality of execution that involves the person being chained, by collar and shackles, on parallel upright boards. Like the punishment of hanging from an iron collar, the victim may take two to three days to die; these structures are most common in harbor cities near the wharves.
body chain (noun): closely meshed length of chain about 5 feet in length which can be used in a variety of ways to bedeck or secure a slave. Some are decorated with semi-precious stones and wooden beads. Detachable lock and snap clips allow the chain to be transformed from slave jewelry to slave restraint.
bola (noun) : this is a primary weapon of the Wagon Peoples. It consists of three long straps of leather, about five feet long each, terminating in a leather sack which contains a heavy, round metal weight. If it is thrown low, it can entangle legs or even break a leg. If thrown higher it can lock arms, strangle a man or even crush a skull. The Wagon Peoples usually entangle a foe and then kills him with the quiva. Bolas are also used to hunt tumits. There is also a bladed bola used more to kill than to capture.
bondage knot (noun): a knot, tied by a slave girl in her hair on the right side of her face; it is a silent plea to her master that she be raped
bond-maid (noun): the term for a slave girl used in Torvaldsland
bond-maid brand (noun): described as a half circle about an inch and a quarter in width, adjoined at it's right tip by a steep, diagnonal line an inch and a quarter in height. In the north, the bond-maid is refered to as a woman whose belly lies beneath the sword.
bond-maid circle (noun):a female who enters the circle, drawn in the dirt for example, is declaring herself a bond-maid by the laws of Torvaldsland. She may enter voluntarily or be thrown into it bound and naked.
bond-maid gruel (noun): see slave porridge
bones (noun): a game played with pieces carved from bones that are shaped to resemble an animal; a bone is dropped from a players hand and the bone which remains upright is the winner.
bosk (noun): a huge, shambling animal, with a thick, humped neck and long, shaggy hair. It has a wide head and tiny red eyes, a fearful temper, and two long, wicked, curved and pointed horns. The horns, from tip to tip may measure two spears in length. It is for good reason the bosk is called 'The Mother of the Wagon Peoples'. It's flesh and milk furnish food and drink, shelter is made from it's hides, and clothing from it's tanned and sewn skins. Weapons are made from the leather of it's hump and many tools and implements from it's bone and horns. Even the dung is dried and used for fuel. The bosk is reverenced and the penalties for it's slaughter without reason are extreme.
bosk cheese (noun): described as melted over suls.
bosk horn (noun): a sounding horn used by the tribes of the Wagon Peoples in battle for signaling; fashioned from the horn of the bosk.
bosk milk (noun): milk from the bosk, a staple of life for the Tribes of the Wagon Peoples. In some areas, it is available in powdered form.
Boswell Pass (noun): Pass through Mts. of Thentis to Barrens.
bota(noun): a bag with a reclosable stopper or cork commonly made of verrskin leather; used to transport liquids.
bound by the Master's will(phrase): refers to a slave being commanded to hold position, as though bound, hands clasping opposite wrists until she is released.
bow, horn, of the Innuit (noun): bow formed with split pieces of tabuk horn, bound with sinew which is not effective beyond thirty yards, used in the land of the Innuit to hunt tabuk on the tundra.
bow, horn, of the Wagon Peoples (noun): favored by the Wagon peoples, it hangs from their saddles. It does not have the range or force of the more powerful long bow or cross bow, but it is a fearsome weapon at close range. The young men of the Wagon Peoples are not given a name until they have mastered the bow, the lance and the quiva.
bow, long (noun): the Gorean long bow is the height of a tall man. It has a flat back and a round belly and may be made of supple Ka-la-na wood. A proficient bow man should be able to loose 19 arrows in a Gorean ehn. It is not as popular among Goreans because of some impracticalities of use. It cannot be used from the saddle, and the warrior must be standing or kneeling to aim, making him a target. It is favored by the peasants who make them and is also known as the peasant bow.
bow, northern (noun): a short bow, with short, heavy arrows, heavily headed, it is accurate with a short range of a hundred and fifty yards. It somewhat resembles the Tuchuk bow of layered horn in it's accuracy and striking ability, which is about a hundred and fifty yards. It is useful for close combat on a ship, and can easily be fired through a thole port with the oar withdrawn.
bow, ship (noun): short stout maneuverable bow, easy to use in crowded quarters easy to fire across the bulwarks of galleys locked in combat.
bow, small (noun): used with great skill by the Red Savages from kaiila back. No Gorean weapon can match it's rate of fire. A skilled warrior can fire ten arrows into the air, the last leaving the bow before the first has returned to the earth. It is highly maneuverable and easy to conceal. It can easily be swept from one side of the kaiila to the other.
bracelets or chaining Position (command): This position is used to put on slave bracelets for chaining the slave. A common place to chain slaves is to their Master's bed or at a Tavern where there are rings in the walls that a Master may use to attach a slave to while he goes about his business. She places her hands behind her back, her shoulders pushed back and her breasts thrust outward, her hands clasped tightly behind her back, ready for bracelets to be placed on her.
bracelets, hook (noun): leather cuffs with locks on them and snaps; they are soft and the snaps require no key. Some men enjoy them on their slaves; by means of the straps the girl may be variously secured by the locked cuffs.
bracelets, slave(noun): any of a variety of handcuff type restraints; used to restrain the wrists of slaves and others; usually metal.
brak bush (noun): a shrub whose leaves have a purgative effect when chewed; traditionally, branches of it are nailed to house doors during the Waiting Hand to discourage the entry of bad luck into the house for the New Year
brand (noun): a mark burned into the flesh of animals and slaves to mark them as property; specific brands include the kef (common kajira brand), Dina, Palm, mark of Treve, mark of Port Kar, mark of the Tahari, mark of Torvaldsland (a girl whose belly lies under the sword), Tuchuk brand of the 4 bosk horns
brand, bond-maid(noun): described as a half circle about an inch and a quarter in width, adjoined at it's right tip by a steep, diagnonal line an inch and a quarter in height. In the north, the bond-maid is reffered to as a woman whose belly lies beneath the sword.
brand, merchant(noun): a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns for any wishing to do business with the Wagon Peoples that allows their passage over the plains; the stigma connected with this brand is that it suggests that any approaching the wagons do so as slaves.
brand, passage(noun): a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns found on the forearm of goreans, it's presence guaranteeing their safe passage, at certain seasons, across the plains of the Wagon People.
brand, penalty(noun): small 1/4 inch brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor etc. brand, thief's(noun): tiny 1/4 inch three-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves, who are found only in Port Kar.
branding rack (noun): a device to which a new slave girl is chained for branding; her hands are chained above her head, but the rest of her body is free to move, except for whichever thigh is to be branded, this being held motionless in a large vise
brand, penalty (noun): small 1/4" brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor, etc.
brand, thief's (noun): tiny 1/4", 3-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves
bread, black(noun): mentioned without description
bread, Sa-Tarna (noun): gorean bread made from Sa-Tarna grain, described as yellow, and since it is usually described as being cut in wedges, probably baked in a round flat pan.
breeding cell (noun): also called a breeding stall. A slave who is designated to be bred is taken there. Both kajira and kajirus are hooded and though they will never know the other's identity their coupling is public, observed by Masters and others.
breeding wine (noun): a sweet beverage which counteracts the effects of slave wine, making a slave girl fertile; also called second wine
bride price (noun): this fee is one paid by a Free Man to her family, for a Free Woman as he takes her as a Free Companion. If a man free's a slave, the slave's family is bound by honor to grant her to him without bride price.
brown vart (noun): carnivorous animals that rest clinging upside down on branches.
Brundisium (noun): one of the largest and busiest ports of Gor and a commercial metropolis with 11 towers; it is 100 pasangs south of the Vosk Delta on the Thassa. The Genesian Road links it with other coastal cities. Brundisium served as the staging point for the Cosian invasion of Ar.
Builders, Caste of (noun): the caste which includes architects, draftsmen, stonemasons, etc.; the Builders are one of the five High Castes included in the government of Gor; their caste color is brown
burnoose (noun): the loose, billowing outer robes favored by the men of the Tahari in caravan, it is invariably white in color, to reflect the rays of the sun. It's billowing, flowing movement aids in cooling the body, as it circulates over damp skin.
buttons (noun): a 'recent' innovation for slave attire, not used on the garments of Freepersons. Most garments are fastened with hooks, pins or brooches. Buttons are considered rather sensuous on Gor.

cage, plastic (noun): a means of exhibiting slave girls outside a slaver's establishment suspended from the roof of the portico or in a tier of cages with a comely wench inside.
cage wagon (noun): used to transport both male and female slaves, this wagon has bars surrounding it that can be light or heavy in strength depending on the slaves transported; male slaves are commonly chained by neck, ankles and wrists to wooden stalls within.
Camerius (noun): the third month of the Gorean calendar (in Ar and some other cities)
camisk (noun): simple, poncho-like slave garment, about 18" wide
camisk, Turian (noun): a style of camisk worn by slaves in the city-state of Turia; it consists of a piece of cloth shaped like an inverted 'T' with a beveled crossbar; it fastens behind the neck and falls before the wearer's body; the crossbar then passes between her legs and is then brought forward snugly at the hips; it is held in place by a single cord that binds it at the back of the neck, behind the back and in front at the waist
Canals of Bila Haruma (noun): Man-made canal from Lake Ushindi to Lake Ngao.
canjellne (verb): challenge
canphi (noun) : a long-handled, stone-bladed tomahawk used by the Red Savages.
capture cubicle (noun): a room designed or arranged for the capture of an unwary Free Woman, normally this captured Free Woman is then enslaved.
capture knot (noun): a knot recognized for it's unique turnings as rope or binding fiber tied by a Warrior; usually in the capture of a slave girl but also used on any likely foe.
Capture of the Slave Girl (game): a game played by male children to teach them to see females in terms of her most basic and radical nature.
capture position (command) : The girl lies on her back with her knees raised, heels on the floor in a standard, supine capture position.
capture scent (noun):chloroform
Caresses of the Master's Steel (noun) A Master places his steel blade between a slaves legs, moving it upward along her inner thigh or belly.
carnarium (noun): refuse pit.
carpet plant (noun): a plant of the rain forest area inland of Schendi, having tendrils that are sometimes used as a source of drinking water
cart (direction): a gorean compass point equivalent to south west; the river Cartius was so named because of it's direction from Ar southwest.
cart, leather-slung fee (noun): a public or rented 'coach' for transportation of passengers with seats facing each other. Its carriage is suspended by strong leather which causes a swaying, many times bringing on motion-sickness for passengers. Large hides are often suspended underneath to store items, as is a grease bucket for greasing the axles.
Cartius River (noun): broad, fast-flowing tributary that flows into the Vosk river far to the south and west of Ar. It is composed of three rivers, the Cartius Proper, Subequatorial Cartius, and Thassa Cartius. It's name is taken from the word cart, a compass point indicating southwest.
Casmu Band (noun): a subgroup of the Yellow-Kaiila Riders
Caste Codes (noun): ethical teachings of Gor whose origins are lost in antiquity.
Caste, Gorean (noun): rigid social structure which is conferred by birth on Goreans except for slaves, outlaws, and Initiates. There are 5 high castes (Initiates, Scribes, Builders, Physicians, Warriors), privileged by their status to be privy to Double Knowledge, unlike the many lower castes (tradesmen, craftsmen, artisans, artists, etc.) who may know only First Knowledge. Governments are elected and administered by High Caste members only. The Caste is a source of life long pride and brotherhood. The welfare of the Caste takes precedent over individual members. It is possible to change caste, but it is rarely done. To lose Caste is the ultimate in dishonor.
Caste Sanctuary (noun): similar to seeking Sanctuary in a church; in times of need, a caste member can ask for sanctuary under another caste member's roof.
catapult(noun): this ancient military device is used extensively in the naval battles to control the Vosk River fought by the pirate armada of Ragnar Voskjard and Policrates against the alliance headed by Callimachus of Port Cos. Stones and clay bowls filled with burning pitch were hurled from ship to ship during their battles.
catapult, cordage of (noun) : example of how the female slave on Gor, 'earns her keep'. Even her hair, described as soft, glossy, silky and resilient, stronger than vegetable fibers and more weather resistant, is used, shaved from her head, as raw material for catapult cordage.
cats-cradle game (noun): a string game popular in the Gorean North
cestus (noun) : these are spiked leather gauntlets, used primarily in gladitorial combat. There are also knife gauntlets, which are a bit more deadly, such as the four-bladed dagger cestus of Anango.
chained on boards (noun): a ancient modality of execution that involves the person being chained, by collar and shackles, on parallel upright boards. Like the punishment of hanging from an iron collar, the victim may take two to three days to die; these structures are most common in harbor cities near the wharves.
chains, dancing (noun) : a chain arrangement that is used with certain dancing styles; she is fastened within bracelets to which very light gleaming chain is attached, the chain is looped up through a loop in her collar. The chain passes freely within the loop, a wrist ring is fastened on her right wrist, the long chain is fastened to this and loops down and up, ascending gracefully to a wide chain ring on her collar, through which it freely passed, then decending, looping down, and ascending, looping up, gracefully,to the left wrist ring. If she stands quietly, the palms of her hands on her thighs, the lower portions of the chain, those two dangling loops, are about at the level of her knees, just a little higher.
chain luck (noun): the attempt to capture a slave girl without having a particular target in mind
chalwar (noun): baggy pants of diaphanous silk, worn by slave girls of the Tahari; similar to the harem trousers of Earth
chamber slave (noun): slave of the Priest Kings restricted to use within a particular chamber; these slaves cannot leave the chamber and are to serve the Freeperson living there fully.
Char (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
chatka (noun): the strip of black leather, some 6 inches by 5 feet long, worn like a breech cloth over the curla by the slave girls of the Wagon Peoples
cheese, bosk (noun): described as melted over suls.
cherries (noun) : grown in Tyros.
chocolate (noun): chocolate on Gor is probably from beans grown from cacao tree's brought from Earth.
chronometer (noun): variety of rare and valuable devices used for various calibrations such as time keeping, including candles, sun dials, sand glasses, clepsydras (water clocks), and oil clocks.
chronometric sleeping mat (noun): mat with power switch and chronometric temperature device which may be set to have the mat turn cold before the first light as one has little inclination to remain in a freezing bed. The mat is rolled up or folded back after each use.
CINBIAK(acronym): a gentle warning often employed throughout the books. It's letters stand for 'Curiosity Is Not Becoming In A Kajira'
Cities of Dust (noun): the Gorean land of the dead, or underworld
citizenship and free labor (concept): In the cities, the rights of citizenship are clearest and free labor has held its own. In rural areas which fall outside the sphere of influence of nearby cities, it is difficult to be a citizen of a city if one cannot reach it within a days march. Retention of citizenship may be contingent on such things as attending public ceremonies, such as an official semi-annual taking of auspices, and participating in numerous public assemblies, some of which are called on short notice. The inability of the rural inhabitants to effectively exercise citizenship leads to disenfranchisement, or most often a fierce independence, repudiating allegiance to anything save one's own village. The farmers, or peasants, are more likely to suffer from the results of cheap competition than their urban brethren.
Civitatis (noun) : Gorean word meaning 'of the city of'; “Civitatis Trevis” = of the city of Treve
clad Kajir (phrase): among the Wagon Peoples, this phrase refers to slaves who wear four articles; the curla, chatka, kalmak and koora.
Clearchus Road (noun) : also called West Road it leads from the southwest to the Sardar, once a common route to the Fairs. It is north of the new Cyprianus Road. The Clearchus Road passes for several pasangs through the Clearchus woods, a haunt of brigands. A graveled and rutted road, sometimed paved with logs and plated stone. It can be impassable in rainy weather and dusty in dry, warm weather. The edge of the woods of Clearchus are about two hundred pasangs from the fairgrounds of the Sardar.
Clearchus Woods (noun) 200 pasangs west of the Sardar Mts.; a place where many brigands hide out.
Clearus (noun) : a village in the realm of Tor.
clepsydra (noun): a water clock, mentioned, but not described.
clock, Kaissa sand (noun): a device used for timing kaiisa moves, it has a spigot arrangement to enable the flow of sand. When it is open for one player, it is off for the other. Each player enables it, as his play is completed.
clock, oil(noun): mentioned as an example of the chronometer technology available on Gor.
clock, sand (noun): large, cylindrical and re-set at midnight, the twentieth ahn, and perhaps at noon, as well.
clock, water (noun): mentioned, but not described. May also be called a clepsydra.
close chains (noun): ankle chains with a mere four inches of chain between them; used for captured free woman so they may maintain their modesty.
Code of the Warrior (noun): a creed characterized by a rudimentary chivalry emphasizing loyalty to the Pride Chiefs and the Home Stone; warrior's are expected to know and live by it's dictates.
coffle (noun): a method of chaining a line of slaves together for trekking; common methods are to link the slaves by the left ankle, left wrist, or throat; also, the line of slaves itself
coin girl (noun): a slave girl who, with a coin box and triangular flat bell chained around her neck, is sent out in the streets of a city to earn money from masters in return for her sexual use
coin merchant (noun): terminology for all gorean bankers, ranging from the the fellow sitting on a rug in his booth on the street to the financial institutions on the 'Street of Coins'.
collar (noun): any of several iron or steel devices that fit around the neck of a slave; in Torvaldsland, they are of iron, hinged, and fastened with a rivet
collar, coffle noun): various types of steel collars with rings front and/or back to hook 3 to 4 ft lengths of chain between them; some hinged in the back.
collar, cord (noun) : collar made of cord fashioned from the rence plant it is worn by rencer slaves and carries a small disk to identify the owner.
collar, dance (noun): a collar to which light- weight (but effective)chain has been attached in order to set off the dancer; a common type consists of a large oval of chain roughly 3 yds. in circumference, to which wrist cuffs and ankle cuffs are attached; once the two sides of the oval have been attached to a ring on the collar, the chain gives about 36" of play for each hand, and 18" play for each foot; much used in the Tahari
collar, leather leash (noun): a leather slave collar with attached which may be used when the slave is to be led, usually for reasons of security.
collar, lock (noun): a hinged collar easily removed by the use of a key; usually of flat stock, c. 1-1/2" to 2" high; usually worn by trained slaves; the lock has one pin for each of the letters in the word 'kajira'
collar, message (noun): worn by slaves who convey messages, it is a thick, high, leather collar, fashioned by Turians, literally sewn around her throat. Sewn inside, within the leather itself is a message, written on a small piece of rolled rence paper. The slave girl often does not know that her collar carries a message and of course would never know it's contents.
collar, northern (noun): a utilitarian sounding collar made of black iron with an iron ring to be used if a chain is attached. It is rivited around the neck of the bond-maid.
collar, plank (noun): a two-piece board hinged at one end and capable of being locked at the other. It has two or more semi-circular holes cut in each side so that it may fit around the necks of more than one slave girl or captive free woman at one time.
collar, plate (noun: collar of flat stock which is hammered about a slave's neck; usually worn by untrained slaves
collar, shipping (noun): a temporary collar showing that the slave girl is part of a cargo.
collar, transport (noun): a collar with a metal tag attached listing destination or other vital information, to be used during transport of a slave.
collar, Turian (noun): a slave collar of cylindrical stock, rather than the normal flat stock of northern lock collars; fits more loosely that a lock collar, enabling it to turn around the wearer's neck
Collaring Feast (noun): a private feast for a young tarnsman and his family and friends; held to celebrate the capture of his first slave girl; during it, the girl formally submits to him as his slave, then proceeds to serve him at the Feast and afterwards in his quarters
combing circle(noun): a whimsical method of grooming. A group of kneeling slaves form a circle, each combing the hair of the one in front of her.
Companionship Price (noun): the gift, in money or goods, given by a man to the father of the woman he wishes to take in Free Companionship
common slave wagon (noun): used to transport female slaves, it is covered in yellow and blue canvas with a single central bar running the length of the floor where the girl's ankles are attached; this bar is hinged on one end, near the wagon box, and locked near the wagon's gate.
con (conj.): from
contasta (adv.; lit. 'from the founding of'): means of determining chronology; equivalent to the Earth term AD (Anno Domini)
Contests of Arms (noun): gladiatorial contests where men fought to the death were banned in Ar when Kazrak of Port Kar became administrator of that city.
Corcyrus (noun) : a city southwest of Ar, and to the east and somewhat north of Argentum. The ocean is more than one thousand pasangs to the west. It was once ruled by Sheila, a Tatrix and was allied with Cos.
cordage of catapult (noun): an example of how the female slave on Gor, 'earns her keep'. Even her hair, described as soft, glossy, silky and resilient, stronger than vegetable fibers and more weather resistant, is used, shaved from her head, as raw material for catapult cordage.
Cos (noun): an island 400 pasangs west of Port Kar and hundred pasangs north of Tyros; notable for growing ta-grapes on it's terraced hills. The perpetual enemy of Ar. It's capitol city is Telnus. Other cities are Selnar, Temos and Jad. As the western border of known Gor, the waters beyond it are referred to as 'the World's End' by those who have first knowledge. To those Goreans with second knowledge, who are taught that Gor is spheroid, the expression is merely a figure of speech.
Cosians (noun): derogatory name given to gangs of youth and young ruffians in Ar, affecting Cosian garments and haircuts.
Cosian Wingfish (noun) : also known as songfish due to its whistling mating song; a tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia.
cothornoi (noun) : a form of high platform boots worn by an actor as part of his costume.
couching law (noun): any Free woman who voluntarily 'couches' with the slave of another may be taken as slave herself by the Master of the slave she 'couched' with.
Council of Captains (noun): the governing body of the city of Port Kar
coup (noun): the complicated ranking of battle exploits by the Red Savage tribes. The coup earned by an individual are reflected in the feathers and adornment to which he is entitled. Interestingly, killing the enemy ranks far beneath the besting of an enemy. A first warrior who strikes an armed enemy with an open hand is rewarded with the first coup; the 2nd and 3rd man to accomplish this would receive 2nd and 3rd coup. Killing an enemy with a bow and arrow from ambush might be counted as only a fifth or seventh coup. The counting or tallying of coup within the tribe determines his entitlement to certain advantages.
courage scar (noun): A facial marking of the warrior of the Wagon Peoples. This scar is the first one applied and without it no other scars can be applied. Each scar is placed by members of the Clan of Scar Makers. The can be read by each tribe of the Wagon Peoples as easily as one reads a newspaper. Each scar represents a act of courage and honor in the wearer's life. The Courage Scar is the highest and most important.
crawl position (command): This is very similar to belly but there are differences. She gets down on all fours, her head down and crawls to the Master's feet placing a kiss upon them.
crossbow(noun): called the weapon of the Assassin, it is considered more accurate at short distances. Described as having heavy cable and leaves of steel it can be loaded and kept loaded like a firearm.
curla (noun): the red waist cord worn slave girls of the Wagon Peoples; supports the chatka
Cur-lon Fiber (noun): fiber spun by the Swamp Spiders (Spider People) and used in the textile mills of Ar
Curulean (noun): the most prestigious slave auction house in the city of Ar
cylinder (noun): the primary architectural form of buildings in major Gorean cities; they are of varying heights and colors, flat-topped and cylindrical, connected by narrow, colorful bridges that arch between them.
cymbals (noun): There are various sorts similar to the ones found on Earth.
Cyprianus Road (noun) : also called the New West Road it was named for the engineer in charge of building it. It lead to the Sardar fairs from the southwest. It reduced traffic on the Clearchus road, which had always been a dangerous road. The Cyprianus also passes through less rough terrain.
czehar (noun): musical instrument consisting of a flat, oblong box, having 8 strings which are played with a horn pick; similar to a Japanese koto

da (conj.): here
dance, placatory (noun): a dance intended to assuage the anger of a Master. It is usually free-form, depending on the situation. The 'Contrition Dance' of Turia is an example of a formal placatory dance.
dancing chains (noun) : There are many varieties of this chain. Commonly it is a long, light chain with two wrist rings. The chain goes to each wrist ring and also to the collar. The chain will then hang down to about the knees. The purpose of this chain is not to confine the girl but to allow her to incorporate it in her dance. Another type is the oval and collar, a traditional one in the Tahari region. A girl kneels, head down, in a large oval of light gleaming chain, extending her wrists before her. Fastened at the sides of the top of the oval are two wrist rings. At the sides of the lower loop of the oval are two ankle rings. The oval is then pulled inward and the wrist and ankle rings fastened on her. Her throat is then fastened in the dancing collar which has under the chin an open snap ring. With the left hand, the oval is then gathered together so the two strands of chain lie in the palm of the left hand. They are then placed inside the snap ring which is then snapped shut and locked. The two strands of chain flow freely. The wrists are about a yard apart and the ankles eighteen inches.
dar (adj.): holy; priest
Dar-Kosis (noun; lit. 'holy disease'): an incurable, wasting disease akin to the Earth disease of leprosy
Dar-Kosis Pit (noun): a place where those afflicted with Dar-Kosis may voluntarily incarcerate themselves while they die. These huge pits have rudimentary shelter and a well. Once within, the sufferer may never leave. Food and necessities are thrown down from tarnback to help the diseased.
date (noun): a staple of the diet of the Tahari Tribesmen; they are sold in a tef (a handful with the 5 fingers closed; a tefa is 6 tefs (a small basket); Five such baskets constitute a huda. In large compressed bricks they are used in trade.
deck cage (noun): small cages fastened to the deck of a ship to transport slaves not kept in hold.
deck stones (noun): white smooth soft stones used for sanding boards and decks on ships.
degradation stripe (noun): a 2"-wide band shaved into the hair of men captured by talunas, or panther girls; it runs from the forehead to the nape of the neck
delka (noun): 1)fourth letter of the gorean alphabet it corresponds to the Earth letter D and is formed as the Earth 'delta'. 2) Gorean word for delta.
Delta Brigade (noun): a rebel group which quietly fought Cosians with 'resistance' tactics during their occupation of Ar. Their trademark was a bloody 'delka' mark often slashed into the skin of their victims. The existence of this unorganized group began from a comment made in a tavern by Tarl Cabot. The rumor led others, independent of each other, to use similar tactics, which convinced the Cosians of a more concerted effort against them.
desert kaiila (noun): also known as sand kaiila; this omnivorous animal is related to the southern kaiila and similar in most aspects barring pelt color and rearing of young; pelt color is tawny or black and young are suckled for a length of time. The men of the Tahari Desert use this mount.
dice (noun): many forms of dice games exist on Gor, ranging from those played with a single die to five dice. Various symbols are usually painted on their surfaces. Some are sold in sealed boxes bearing their cities imprint.
dina (noun): a small, short-stemmed flower indigenous to hillsides; sometimes called the 'slave flower', it is often used as a design for slave brands; sometimes used as a slave name
disk, golden tarn (noun): the gold tarn disk of Ar is considered to be the standard by which other cities, such as Ko-Ro-Ba and Port Kar. set the value of their own coinage. It is worth, generally, 10 silver tarsks, but standardization is slight due to the shaving or splitting of the coin as well as faulty scales that contribute to the debasing of the coinage.
display chain (noun): slave girls who are sold in groups are put into a chain which may be fastened taut at either end; the girls are spaced on the chain so that they don't crowd together and be more easily displayed; unclothed always.
display slave (noun): a slave girl whose primary purpose is for the display of her beauty to reflect the affluence of her master; often chained in coffle with other display slaves behind the palanquin or other transport of her master
display wagon (noun): flat-bedded and used to transport female slaves, this wagon has a metal framework that allows girls to be chained in alluring positions and viewed easily by those passing; sometimes one end of the wagon is used as an auction block and girls are sold directly off the wagon.
dock eel (noun): a black freshwater fish, 4' long and weighing 8-10 lbs.; carnivorous; they inhabit the shallow waters around the dock and wharves of river ports
double flute(noun): a wind instrument.
Double Knowledge (noun): the two forms of knowledge provided on Gor; the simpler knowledge is taught to the lower castes, the more esoteric knowledge is taught to the higher castes
double leashing (noun): a method of slave control. Either two collars with leashes are affixed to her neck, or a collar with a leash on opposite sides is used.
drum, Red Hunter's (noun): large, heavy, handled and disklike. The frame, made of wood with a cover of Tabuk hide, is struck on the frame with a stick, giving the drum an odd resonance sound.
dung sack (noun): used to contain bosk (or any) dung after it has been raked up or collected; also employed as a punishment when slave girls are forced to 'spend a night in the dung sack'.
Dust Legs (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; so called because they were the last tribe to domesticate kaiila
Duty of the Twelve Joys (noun): Muls (slaves to the Priest-Kings) wash completely 12 times a day.

earth girls (noun): slave girls abducted from Earth called barbarians. They are considered among Goreans to be the lowest and hottest of slaves.
Eastern Way (noun) : also called the Treasure Road, it links the western cities with Ar. Torcodino is on this road.
eel (noun): a voracious animal which can maim or kill a slave in moments. Some varieties are edible and considered a gorean delicacy. Varieties include: river eel, black eel, and spotted eel.
egg, Priest-King's (noun): the last egg of the Mother sought by Tarl Cabot as an agent of the Priest-Kings so that they might replenish their race and keep it from extinction. It was found in plain sight, a gray, squarish, grained, leathery object in the wagon of the Tuchuk Ubar San, Kamchak.
eggs of white grunt (noun): described as clustered, tiny black eggs of the white grunt served in a small golden cup with a small golden spoon.
ehn (noun): the Gorean minute, of which there are 40 in an ahn (hour); it consists of 80 ihn (seconds)
eleven kisses (noun): a component of training for a pleasure slave.
en (adj.): first
enemy(noun): stranger
energy bulb (noun): light bulb
En'Kara (noun; lit. 'first turning'): the first month of the Gorean calendar, that of the vernal equinox, which is the Gorean new year; roughly equivalent to the Earth calendar month of March
enslavement of Freewomen (noun): all women on Gor are subject to the dominance and order of men. Free women may lose their status, if strict rules of dress and decorum are not followed. Lacivious dress or behavior usually results in a sentence of slavery.
En'Var (noun; lit. 'first resting'): the fourth month of the Gorean calendar, that of the summer solstice, roughly equivalent with the Earth calendar month of June
Equatorial Rainforests (noun) : jungles on the equator near the city of Schendi. Many villages are in the jungles and most of their inhabitants do not speak Gorean, instead speaking a number of different inland dialects. Fishing is a major source of livelihood for many. Bila Huruma is a black Ubar who has united the six ubarates of the southern shore of Lake Ushindi. The Ukungu villages lay to the northeast on the coast. The central village is Nyundo. Talunas, pygmies and cannibals also inhabit the jungles. The rainforest is also the home of a myriad of wildlife.
Equinox, autumnal (noun): (lit. The Second Turning of the Central Fire ); the month of Autumnal Equinox is Se`Kara or The Second Kara; also called Se`Kara Lar-Torvis.
Equinox, vernal (noun): (lit. The First Turning of the Central Fire); the month of Vernal Equinox is En'Kara or the First Kara; also called En`Kara Lar-Torvis.
errand capsule (noun): unescorted slave girls may be questioned about their destination or it's purpose by any Free Person. A piece of scroll rolled and inserted into an errand capsule which she carries or is hooked to her collar contains information about her errand.
Esalinus (noun) : One of the three cities, within 100 pasangs of the edge of the Woods of Clearchus and within a hundred pasangs of Besnit and Harfax.
eta (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'E' (?); apparently adapted from the Greek alphabet; sometimes used as a name for slave girls
exile, ritual of (noun): a man being exiled for whatever reason is publicly refused bread and salt, and is then ordered to leave the city by sundown under penalty of death. The exiled one may not come within ten pasangs of the city from that day forward.
exotic (noun): a slave male or female bred for special purposes producing quaint or unusual purposes; an example is the passion slave.
exposure death by staking (noun): A death from exposure used in Klima for those attempting to escape. As the term implies, a person is staked to the salt crusts, spread-eagled, until the heat of the Tahari sun kills.
Eye (rank): in the Kuriian military organization the leader of a Hand consisting of six beasts is called an 'Eye'.

face-strip (verb): to remove the veil(s) worn by a free woman; to do so usually means that she is to be enslaved
Fair of En'Kara (holiday); one of four great fairs held in the shadow of the Sardar range in the first month of the Gorean year.
Falarian (noun): an exquisite, rare, fabulously expensive wine, it's cost would purchase a city. It's existence is only rumored among collectors.
falarina (adv): a female who is no longer a virgin or 'glana' preceded by the state of 'profalarina' indicating a female who is about to be 'falarina' and before that by 'meta glana' one who looks forward to her deflowering.
Falls of Bila Haruma (noun): 100 pasangs east of Lake Ngao, the Ua river is blocked by this waterfall.
fan palm (noun): found in the jungles of Schendi more than 20 feet high which spreads it's leaves in the form of an opened fan; an excellent source of water; as much as a liter at the base of each leaf's cupped stem.
Farnacium (noun) : an exchange island, free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste.
Feast of Tola (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Nuptial Flight of the Mother.
Feast of Tolan (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Deposition of the First Egg.
Feast of Tolama (noun): the Priest-King festival celebrating the anniversary of the Hatching of the First Egg.
fermented milk curds : A Tuchuk drink, made from fermented bosk milk curds.
festal (noun) : a type of shrubbery that grows in the Vosk delta and likely elsewhere.
field slave (noun): one who works outdoors, usually gardening, fetching wood or water, etc. She is commonly dressed in plain, sturdy slave tunics. Her hair is shorn.
Fighting Hearts (noun): see All Comrades
Fina (noun) : a town which is part of the Vosk League. It is located east of Ar’s Station.
finch, whistling (noun): flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest it is insectivorous.
fire-maker (noun): a small device consisting of a small reservoir of tharlarion oil, a wick, a thumb activated, ratcheted steel wheel, and a splinter of flint; not unlike an old-fashioned cigarette lighter
fire-maker, cylindrical (noun): a small silverish tube used for igniting cooking fires. When the cap is removed, and the implement inside is exposed to the air, it glows a fiery red.
first girl (noun): slave appointed by the Master to oversee other usually younger or less experienced girls; she rules when FreePersons are not present as the Master, but she is subject to his total authority.
First Knowledge (noun): the education available to the lower castes, such as the Peasants; it is practical, if occasionally deliberately erroneous (i.e. it purports that Gor is a flat disk)
First Spear (noun): the designated leader of a unit of spearmen.
First Sword (noun): the leader of the Guards in a given city such as Ar.
fisherman (noun): name given to an arena combatant who fights with net and trident.
fisher, Ushindi (noun) : a tufted waterbird of the rainforests. It has long white feathers and long legs.
flahdah (noun): a tree of the Tahari having lanceolate leaves; the trunk leans, like that of a palm tree
Flame Death (noun): a form of capital punishment imposed by the Priest-Kings and triggered from the Sardar; in it, the victim seems to spontaneously erupt in blue flames
flame opals (noun): reddish and blue in color. Because they are much more rare on Gor they are of more value than those of Earth.
flaminium (noun): a largish scarlet flower having 5 petals
Flats of Sarpeto (noun): Located at the junction of five roads, southeast of Brundisium and southwest of Ar. Torcadino is located on the Flats.
fleer (noun): large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night
Fleer (noun): a tribe of Red Savages a member of the Blue Sky Society a warrior society of the Fleer which inhabits the Barrens; they have long hair combed back and flowing down the back like cornstalks; They ride their kaiila bareback and carry a long feathered lance and a small round war shield with medicine signs inscribed on it.
fleer, long-billed (noun): a bird inhabitant of the emergent level of the rainforest.
fleer, prairie (noun): yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food
flight arrow (noun): about forty inches in length, it is metal piled and fletched with three half-feathers from the wings of the Vosk gulls. This and the sheaf arrow is used with the gorean long bow.
flower trees (noun) : grown in Turia, they have lovely, dangling loops of interwoven blossoms which hang from the curved branches of the tree. The clusters of flowers which; cluster upon cluster, grace hanging stems, are a bouquet in itself, for the trees are so bred that the clustered flowers emerge in subtle, delicate patterns of shades and hues.
flute girl (noun): a slave trained in the art of music, specifically the playing of the double flute. They perform at various functions and are available for sexual use by those free men of their audience.
flute, double (noun): a wind instrument.
Foot (noun); slightly longer than the Earth foot based on supposition that each of its 10 horts is roughly 1 1/4 inches long (12 1/2 inches Earth measure); it's standard is a metal rod kept at the Sardar. Also called the Merchant's Foot.
fora (noun): chain; pl. fori - chains
Forests of Northern Gor (noun) : largest forest area on Gor; covers hundreds of thousands of square pasangs. They are north of Laura and no one knows how far east they go. They extend north to Torvaldsland, past the northern ridges of the Thentis Mountains. The forests are home to various outlaws, forest people and panther girls. The most typical tree is the lofty, reddish Tur tree that may grow to two hundred feet or more.
forest panther (noun) : is a tawny-colored, proud beast and is very common in the forests. They hunt largely at night but are not invariably nocturnal. They normally hunt when they are hungry or irritable.
Forest Port (noun) : a part of the Vosk League. It is located on the northern bank and is east of Ar’s Station.
Fort Haskins (noun): Boswell pass, bordered by the southern edge of the Thentis Mountains and the northern range of the Voltai, opens into The Barrens, the world of the Red Savage. Fort Haskins is situated at the foot of the pass. Once a trading post maintained by the Haskins Company and later a military outpost flying the flag of Thentis, it's military and strategic influence declined with the development of the Thentesian Tarn cavalries and the growth of the population. It is once again a trading center, maintained by the Caste of Merchants of Thentis.
Fortress of Saphronicus (noun): a small merchant polis and it has four tributary villages.
fountain, higher bowl (noun): the portion of the public fountains from which free persons drink. There is a lower level is available for the use of animals and slaves. Slaves caught drinking from the upper bowl face punishment by the magistrates of the city.
four chains (noun) : This type of chaining is more complicated than most. The slave wears ankle and wrist rings to which two chains are attached. The ankles and wrists joined together by eighteen inches of chain each and then the left ankle joined to the left wrist, the right ankle to the right wrist. It is possible to move and serve within this chain arrangement.
four-strap (noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely descent in preparation to land; it is also a command to land for Tarns trained in verbal cues.
Frame of Humiliation (noun): wooden frame to which the condemned person is tied before it is set adrift in the Vosk River, so that he may die of exposure and/or dehydration, if he is not eaten by tharlarion or other carnivorous reptiles
francisca (noun) : a heavy, single-bladed war axe used by the Alars.
Free Companion (noun): spouse; consort
free companionship (noun): the Gorean equivalent of marriage; must be renewed annually
freedom veil (noun): the second in the layer of veils worn by Free women also called the 'veil of the citizeness'.
Free Islands (noun): also known as exchange islands, they are administered as Free Ports by the Merchants. Included are Teletus, Tabor, and Scagnar. Others were Farnacium, Hulneth and Asperiche. In the south are Anango and Ianda, and in the far north, Hunger and Skjern, west of Torvaldsland. These islands, and free ports on the coast such as Lydius and Helmutsport, Schendi and Bazi make possible the commerce between Cos and Tyros and cities of the mainland.
free labor, citizenship and (concept): In the cities, the rights of citizenship are clearest and free labor has held its own. In rural areas which fall outside the sphere of influence of nearby cities, it is difficult to be a citizen of a city if one cannot reach it within a days march. Retention of citizenship may be contingent on such things as attending public ceremonies, such as an official semi-annual taking of auspices, and participating in numerous public assemblies, some of which are called on short notice. The inability of the rural inhabitants to effectively exercise citizenship leads to disenfranchisement, or most often a fierce independence, repudiating allegiance to anything save one's own village. The farmers, or peasants, are more likely to suffer from the results of cheap competition than their urban brethren.
Free Ports (noun): the 4 free ports maintained on the Thassa north and south of the gorean equator are Lydius, Helmutsport, Schendi and Bazi.
Freewomen, enslavement of (noun): all women on Gor are subject to the dominance and order of men. Free women may lose their status, if strict rules of dress and decorum are not followed. Lacivious dress or behavior usually results in a sentence of slavery.
frevet (noun): small quick mammal, an insectivore that is kept in some homes for insect control.
frobicain (noun): a sedative injection used during Voyages of Acquisition to render a captured barbarian unconscious.
fruit tindel (noun): a bird? which inhabits the rain forests of the Schendi area
Fulvians (noun): foothills of the Voltai Mountains, northeast of Ar. The villa district of Ar is found here.

gag, common (noun): heavy, rolled-leather wadding thrust back behind the teeth, over the tongue of a slave, secured in place by a broad, mouth-covering strap, with three smaller straps attached to it.
game of favors (noun): a game played by Free Woman at the Carnival where each woman is given ten scarves and must run about asking for the men to accept her favor; the goal to be the first to get rid of the scarves and run back.
gant, arctic (noun): migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.
gant, jungle (noun): a bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
gant, marsh (noun): a long-legged marsh bird with a piping cry; similar to a curlew?
garbage death (noun): the death for a slave where a slave is bound naked, and thrown to canal urts, as in Port Kar.
garden, walled (noun): term used for the place highborn Free women are raised in until a suitable suitor is found.
gatch, armoured (noun): a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi
gens (noun) : Gorean word for family or clan name.
Genesian Road (noun) : a road south of Samnium, connecting Brundisium and other coastal cities with the south. From Torcodino, you go north on this road to Brundisium.
giani (noun): a large mammal of solitary habits which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
gieron (noun): a drug, an allergen, which causes a yellowing of the whites of the eyes; in combination with sajel, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague
gim, horned (noun): a small owl like bird, c. 4 ozs. in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor
gim, lang (long?) (noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
gim, yellow (noun): a bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
gint (noun): a tiny (6") freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes and flipper-like fins; is amphibious, having both lungs and gills; is capable of walking on its pectoral fins; often found in the company of tharlarion, feeding off the scraps of their kills
gint, giant(noun): a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor, similar in appearance, but with a 4-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable of walking on its pectoral fins
girl-capture chain (noun): short chain used specifically to capture without serious damage; similar to the garrote in use but with chain in place of thin wire.
girl catch (noun): a contest to settle disputes where young women free and slave are captured by the opposing village within a boundaried area.
girl-yoke (noun): a narrow piece of wood c. 5' long with holes drilled in the middle and at each end; to secure a girl in this yoke, a thong is tied around one wrist, the end of the thong then being passed through the hole in one end of the yoke; the thong is then passed through the middle hole of the yoke, wrapped around the girl's neck 5 times, then passed back out through the same hole, after which it is passed through the hole at the other end of the yoke, so that her other wrist may be tied to the yoke; shorter (2 1/2' long) versions are sometimes used while the girl is serving her master's pleasure; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens
girth cloth (noun): feed sacks, made of rough cloth are cut into strips, hemmed and sewn together to create a cloth ten feet long and one yard wide, This cloth is used to wrap newly hatched tharlarions as they emerge from the hot sand.
gitch (noun): biting insect; description is vague, although it is used near mention of roaches.
gladius (noun): short stabbing sword.
glana (noun) : state of virginity.
Glass of the Builders (noun): telescope
glave (noun): lighter, bladed, poles used by polemen on barges to cut through rushes and sedge in the marshes.
Golden Beetle (noun): an insect, roughly the size of a rhinoceros, which lives in the caverns below the Nest of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar Mountains; its prey is the Priest-Kings themselves
golden eating prong (noun): an eating utensil used in Turia, it has a single tine.
golden slash (noun): a golden sash or scarf tied around the forehead of an assassin, this is the symbol that he is a messenger only, and not to be detained in any way.
golden sphere (noun): sought by Saphar for it's value and thought to be a golden Priest King egg, it was later found to be a worthless tharlarion egg painted gold by Tuchuks.
golden tarn disk (noun): the gold tarn disk of Ar is considered to be the standard by which other cities, such as Ko-Ro-Ba and Port Kar. set the value of their own coinage. It is worth, generally, 10 silver tarsks, but standardization is slight due to the shaving or splitting of the coin as well as faulty scales that contribute to the debasing of the coinage.
gor (noun): Home Stone
Gorean alphabet (noun): composed of 28 characters derived from the various alphabets of Earth, such as Greek, Roman, oriental or Cretan influences, among others.
gorean blindfold (noun): consists of two rounded pieces of soft felt, three to four inches in diameter, and the binding which is several turns of a dark thick, folded cloth, tied behind the head. The rounded pieces fit over the eyes, held in place by the scarf or tie. It is not normally used in transportation, the slave hood being preferred in those instances.
Gorean caste (noun): rigid social structure which is conferred by birth on Goreans except for slaves, outlaws, and Initiates. There are 5 high castes (Initiates, Scribes, Builders, Physicians, Warriors), privileged by their status to be privy to Double Knowledge, unlike the many lower castes (tradesmen, craftsmen, artisans, artists, etc.) who may know only First Knowledge. Governments are elected and administered by High Caste members only. The Caste is a source of life long pride and brotherhood. The welfare of the Caste takes precedent over individual members. It is possible to change caste, but it is rarely done. To lose Caste is the ultimate in dishonor.
Gorean foot (noun): slightly longer than the Earth foot based on supposition that each of its 10 horts is roughly 1 1/4 inches long (12 1/2 inches Earth measure); it's standard is a metal rod kept at the Sardar. Also called the Merchant's Foot.
Gorean Love Bow Position (command): This position is very painful to maintain for longer than 5 minutes. She kneels in nadu position and bends her body backwards, her head to the floor, she places her hands by her head, and pulls up into a back bend. (not found in books like this, but done with bindings.
Gorean campaign tent (noun): in large fixed camps, the tents of Tarnsmen are circular with a conical roof and have an entrance canopy. A pennon bearing the insignia of the particular unit is affixed to it's top. These tents follow the tarnsmen in their flights, borne on supply wagons of the main body.
Gorean moons (noun): three moons shine on the planet, Gor, one large and two small ones, described as full, beautiful, and 'hurtling through' the clouds. They are said to have a biological effect on females, who are sometimes chained beneath them. It is suggested that the waxing and waning of the cycles of the moon correlate with the sexual cycles of the female.
gorean spear - about seven feet in height, heavy, stout, with a tapering bronze head some eighteen inches in length. It is a terrible weapon and, abetted by the somewhat lighter gravity of Gor, when cast with considerable force, can pierce a shield at close quarters or bury its head a foot deep in solid wood.
Gor, planet of (noun): as Tarl was taught by his father, 'Gor is the name of this world'. In all the languages of the planet, it means 'Home Stone'. The planet is also called the Counter-Earth from the writings of the Pythagoreans who first speculated on it's existence. According to the Initiates, Gor was originally a satellite of a distant sun in the Blue Galaxies. It was moved several times from star to star by the Priest-Kings, by one theory, but, according to the 'Theory of the Sun Shield', it has remained in the same place, undiscovered because it is placed as a counterpoise to the Earth. It has the same plane or orbit and maintains that position, with occasional adjustments by the Priest-Kings, to always keep 'The Central Fire' between it and it's planetary sister, Earth.
gort, hook-billed (noun) : this is a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests. It preys on ground urts.
grasshopper, red (noun): beyond color, this insect is described as weighing around 4 ounces.
great axe (Torvaldsland) (noun): described as a great, curved, single bladed axe of hardened iron with a blunt hammer-like head, it is carried in a leather loop hung from a broad leather belt worn from the left shoulder to the right hip. It is fastened there by a hook, that the weight of the ax will not turn the belt, which fits into a ring in the master belt.
grease bucket (noun): a narrow, cylindrical, capped bucket full of tar and tallow that hangs under wagons, the handle of a brush protruding through a hole in the cap. This accessory is commonly used to grease moving parts on the wagons.
greased wineskin (noun): item used in a carnival-type game that entails a Free Man balancing, for an allotted time, usually an ehn, on a filled wineskin that has the surface greased. Many times the prize is the full wineskin.
grub borer (noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
grunt (noun): a large, carnivorous, saltwater fish which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature; similar to the shark of Earth
grunt, blue (noun): a small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood
grunt, great speckled (noun): a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food for sailors.
grunt, white-bellied (noun): a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. It's eggs are considered a rare delicacy.
guernon monkey (noun) found in the jungle along the Ua river; recognized by their chattering sound.
gull, coasting(noun): found in Torvaldsland is this broad winged bird with black tips on its wings and tail feathers, similar to the Vosk gull. It's feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvladsland.
gull, Schendi (noun): inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night.
gull, vosk (noun): a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as a means of surreptitious communication at night. It's feathers are used on sheaf arrows. It winters on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples and flies north in the spring, when the ice breaks up.
gunni (noun) : these are normally training devices though may be used in some gladitorial contests. They are curved weights of lead, several pounds heavy, with handles. They are cushioned with cloth. They are capable of breaking through walls or bending iron. They are like boxing gloves filled with lead.
Gur (noun): a thin, white honey-like liquid secreted in the Nest by a large, grey domesticated arthropod which feeds on Sim plants; when fermented in the social stomachs of somnolent Priest-Kings, it is ritually fed to the Mother of the Nest on the Feast of Tola
Gur Carriers(noun): mutated Muls who can climb walls and who gather the fermented Gur for the Feast of Tola
gyves (noun): Gorean word for ankle chains, not sure whether it is used for all ankle chains or just for close chains.

haik (noun): a loose, dark, head to toe garb of the Tahari. There is a small lace or mesh covered aperture for the wearer to look through, yet still be concealed.
Hail (interjection): greeting for Freepersons that is usually reserved for recognized experts or champions in a particular field, from sword fighting to game playing.
hair leash(noun): hair confined into a ponytail with a ribbon or wooden fillet, so called because it can be used as a method of seizure and control by the Master.
hair position (command): in this position a girl stands, crouching slightly behind the Master and deeply bows her head. From this position, she may be led, for example, or moved to another position or simply, controlled.
hammer, blubber (noun): used by the Red Hunters to pound whale blubber to loosen it's oil, it is wooden handled and has a stone head. The oil is used in oil lamps, for example.
Hammerfest (noun) : a town which is part of the Vosk League. It is located west of Ar’s Station.
hand, as chronology (noun): the Gorean week consisting of five (5) days; as in Waiting Hand.
hand, as height (noun): a measurement of height, primarily of kaiila. Both the Wagon People's kaiila and the sand kaiila of the Tahari stand about twenty to twenty-two hands at the shoulder.
Hand, Kur (noun): name of a military unit in Kurii which consists of six Blood.
handle tie (noun): a girl's ankles are ties together with 12 inches between them and her wrists are bound before her with a lengthy tether; this tether is then drawn between her legs and tied about her neck forming a 'handle' that a Free Person can use to lead her.
hand signs, Red Savage (noun): A mode of communication common to all the tribes of the Barren, sign is simple, easy to learn and adequate for relaying information.
harbor side (noun): sailors of Cos refer to the left side of the ship by the port of destination and the right side of the ship by the port of registration. When the ports of destination and registration are the same, then the left side of the ship is called the 'harbor side', while the right side continues to be designated as before, by the port of registration. The expressions 'port' and 'starboard' do not exist in Gorean language.
Harfax (noun) : a city within a hundred pasangs of Besnit and Esalinus. It is an ally of Besnit.
Harl ring (noun): a form of slave chain which consists of an ankle ring with a welded ring in back and a yard of in front; the chains terminates in a locking device which can be attached to another Harl ring, around a post, or to itself in order the secure the slave who wears it; named for its inventor
harpoon, light (noun): used by Red Hunters to hunt and kill sea sleen, often from a kayak, it is used with a throwing board. The foreshaft, head, and point, made of bone, rests in the notch of the throwing board. The harpoon head is attached to a light rawhide line of twisted tabuk sinew which lies coiled in a tray.
harriga (noun): a bosk wagon used by the Wagon Peoples.
har-ta!(command): faster!
haruspex (noun): a Tuchuk shaman who reads portents and tells the future. He furnishes various amulets and potions, primarily to women who seek magical intercession. Tuchuk women are not allowed to pray to the Sky as the men do. One object of the haruspex is a colored string, which is imbued with magical powers by the sequence of knots tied into it by the haruspex. It is the haruspex, during the Omen Year, who decides if the signs are favorable to choose an Ubar San of the Wagon Peoples. Various methods are used, 'for a piece of meat he would read the wind and the grass; for cup of wine the stars and the flight of birds; for a fat-bellied dinner the liver of a sleen or slave'.
hatchet gauntlet (noun) : gauntlets used primarily in gladitorial combat of eastern Skjern.
heel position (command): the slave follows the Master at his heel, 'where she belongs'. Slightly behind and to his left or right, depending on which side is his weapon hand. The distance behind varies. A coffle of girls being led through a city, may follow inches behind, while in an open field, she may be 5 to 10 feet following.
helmet, assassin's (noun): black helmet sometimes marked with the golden slash of the messenger.
helmet, captain's (noun): a helmet made identifiable by the crest of sleen fur at the top.
helmet, common (noun): a plain helmet similar to the Greek helmets with a Y-shaped opening for eyes nose and mouth and cushioned with rolls of leather.
helmet, northern (noun): conical shaped with a nose guard that can slip up and down; about the neck it usually has chain mail dangling from rings.
helmet, Wagon Peoples (noun): conical iron helmet fur-rimmed a net of colorful chains dangling before the face to protect leaving only an opening for the eyes.
herlit (noun): Gorean eagle, having a wingspan of 6-8 feet; is carnivorous, and has yellow feathers tipped with black; also called 'Sun-Striker' or 'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes', from its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it; inhabits the Barrens
hermit, yellow-breasted (noun): a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae.
Helmutsport (noun) : A free trade port on Thassa, coastal city in the north. (Described as being both N of Kassau and S of Kassau.)
Hersius (noun): the planet Jupiter; named for a legendary hero of Ar
High Caste (noun): upper caste system of Gor specifically the Initiates, Scribes, Builders, Physicians and Warriors. They are allowed Second Knowledge.
high harness position (command): She tips her face up as high as she can and lets her head fall back to offer the Master her throat, it does not matter if she is kneeling or standing.
Hills of Eteocles (noun) : located southwest of Corcyrus the springs in the hills feed aqueducts for Torcodino.
hinti (noun, plural): small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites
hith (noun): huge python-like snake.
hith, golden (noun): a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a man to encircle it's body with his arms.
ho (common prefix) : indicating a lineage.
Hochburg (noun): a mountain fortress in the southern Voltai.
Hogarthe trees (noun): trees with white-barked with shimmering green leaves, that stand about fifty feet tall and are common in the vicinity of water in the Barrens. Their shape is reminiscent of Earth poplar trees.
Holmesk (noun) : it is located one hundred pasangs south of the Vosk, this is the winter camp of the forces of Ar.
homan (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; derived from the Cretan alphabet
Home Stone (noun): 1) a stone, often circular and flat, that is sacred to each dwelling, and is to be defended ferociously by even the meanest peasant; 2) a similar stone that represents the soul of a city; to be without a Home Stone is to lack citizenship
hook-billed gort (noun): a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts
hook bracelets (noun): leather cuffs with locks on them and snaps; they are soft and the snaps require no key. Some men enjoy them on their slaves; by means of the straps the girl may be variously secured by the locked cuffs.
hook knife (noun): a common knife with a curved blade used in slave competitions or hand-to-hand combat.
hopa(adj): red savage term meaning pretty or attractive.
horn bow, of the Innuit (noun): bow formed with split pieces of tabuk horn, bound with sinew which is not effective beyond thirty yards, used in the land of the Innuit to hunt tabuk on the tundra.
horn bow, of the Wagon Peoples (noun): favored by the Wagon peoples, it hangs from their saddles. It does not have the range or force of the more powerful long bow or cross bow, but it is a fearsome weapon at close range. The young men of the Wagon Peoples are not given a name until they have mastered the bow, the lance and the quiva.
horn, signal (noun): curved, bronze signal horns used by the men of Torvaldsland for communication, primarily between ships. There are about 40 codes of sound signals, such as, 'Attack,' 'Heave to,' 'Regroup,' and 'Communication desired'.
hort (noun): a measure of distance equal to 1- 1/4 inches
hortator (noun): also known as a keleustes; on an oared ship, the man responsible for beating time for rowers on a copper drum or wooden block.
hou (phrase): a form of greeting for Red Savages.
house marshal (noun): a position within a free woman's home responsible for security and/or travel.
house slave(noun): one whose primary duties are inside the residence. Duties range from personal serving girls to kettle and mat girls.
house veil (noun): the next-to-last veil worn by free women, esp. when in the company of men not of her own family; worn over the pride veil, and under the street veil upon leaving the house
hrimgar (noun) : barrier
Hrimgar Mountains (noun): really two mountain chains, the Axe Glacier lies in a valley between them. There are many passes in these mountains; one is called the pass of Tancred because that is where the herd passes through. These mountains are both east and north of Torvaldsland.
huda (noun): a unit of measure equalling 5 tefa
hung in iron collars(noun): an ancient modality of execution that involves the offenders being chained and suspended by iron collars on posts, taking two to three days to die.
Hulneth (noun) : an exchange island, a free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste.
Hunjer (noun) : an exchange island, a free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste, located far to the north.
Hunjer whale (noun) : large black, toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
hunter's catch (noun): slave garb made of netting.
hunting arrow (noun): an arrow with a long tapering point fastened firmly to the shaft to assist in easy removal from prey.
hurt (noun): a two-legged, domesticated marsupial. It is raised on ranches in several northern cities, herded by sleen and sheared for their white wool. Hurts replace their wool four times a year.
hyria (noun) : water vessel, container.

Ianda (noun) : an exchange island, a free port administered by members of the Merchant Caste, located north of Anango and is close to the shore of Thassa. It has a number of shipyards.
I ask your favor (phrase): Gorean phrase equivalent to 'Please'
ice house (noun): a place Goreans can go to purchase ice during the summer, although most Goreans cannot afford this luxury; the ice cut from ponds in the winter and is stored under saw dust until use.
ice wagon (noun): a wagon specifically built to transport ice from ice houses to the residents of those Goreans wealthy enough to afford ice for the summer.
identificatory anklet (noun): temporary metal anklet fastened about a captured Earth girl's ankle for transportation to Gor; used in place of a collar.
identificatory slave bracelet (noun): used in lieu of a collar, described as silver, it is attached to the wrist of a slave. Information about the owner is inscribed.
iglu (noun): Innuit word, meaning dwelling or house, the Red Hunters cut blocks of ice with snow knifes to construct them.
ignorance, slave (noun): it is sometimes deemed appropriate that slaves be deliberately kept in ignorance, i.e., not knowing the names of their captors, their whereabouts, or what is to be done with them, at the Master's whim.
Ihn (noun): the Gorean second, of which there are 80 in an ehn (minute)
Immunity of the herald (custom): a tradition that an individual bearing a message between warring parties is immune from enslavement.
Impalement (verb): the impalement of a person on the pole lance or spear with the dying body raised for all to view.
ina (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet, corresponds to the letter "i".
Inititates, Caste of (noun): the representatives of the Priest-Kings in Gorean society; the Initiates are one of the five High Castes, and are the religious branch of the government; their caste color is white
initiatory whipping (noun): the beating, usually of about 10 strokes, which a slavegirl receives upon being brought into a new household, to remind her that she is a slave and under discipline
inland language (noun): dialects used in the Ushindi region.
insula (noun): a crowded, cramped tenement type dwelling, which rents living space to it's inhabitants. They are not noted for their ventilation, luxury, or roominess, they are cheap to build made primarily of wood and brick, usually not built higher that 70 or 80 feet Gorean from the street level.
intimacy veil (noun): a long, linear, diaphanous face veil worn by Free woman. It's opacity is determined by how many times it is wrapped about the face.
Innuits (noun) : The red savage people of the Polar Cap literally means “the People.” They live in scattered, isolated communities and war is largely unknown, as they are a kind peaceful people.
iron belt (noun): commonly consisting of a horizontal metal bar or strap that snugly encircles a girl's waist with a vertical component attached to the front of this horizontal bar with a hinge. The vertical component is then swung up between a slave's legs and all are fastened at the small of the back with a padlock. Locked around a girl, it ensures that she will not be sexually used by any, save the one with the key.
iron collars, hung in (noun): an ancient modality of execution that involves the offenders being chained and suspended by iron collars on posts, taking two to three days to die.
Iron Master (noun): one who is skilled at piercing ears and noses, branding, and affixing collars to slaves.
iron pens (noun): the subterranean retention facilities in a Slaver's house where slaves are kept for training and prior to sale
Isanna (noun): the Little Knife Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages.
Isbu (noun): the Little Stone Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages.
Isbu Band (noun): a sub-group of the All Comrades
Iskander (noun): a town, part of the Vosk League. It is east of Ar’s Station and Forest Port.
Islands, Free (noun): also known as exchange islands, they are administered as Free Ports by the Merchants. Included are Teletus, Tabor, and Scagnar. Others were Farnacium, Hulneth and Asperiche. In the south are Anango and Ianda, and in the far north, Hunger and Skjern, west of Torvaldsland. These islands, and free ports on the coast such as Lydius and Helmutsport, Schendi and Bazi make possible the commerce between Cos and Tyros and cities of the mainland.
islands, rence (noun): part of the Vosk Delta where the communities of rence growers dwell. They live on rence islands which are small, seldom more than 200 by 250 feet and about 8 to 9 feet thick with an exposed surface above the water of about 3 feet. They are formed entirely from interwoven stems of the rence plants and float in the marsh. To prevent unwanted movement, they are tethered by marsh vine to near-by strong rence roots.
Issus River (noun) : a northwestward flowing river, a tributary to the Vosk, more than one hundred pasangs from Torcodino which uses aqueducts to bring water from this river.
Itancanka (noun): Kaiila and Dust Leg word meaning Master, see also Wicayuhe.
ivory-billed woodpecker (noun): bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi.
I wish you well (phrase): Gorean phrase of farewell

Jad Port (noun) : located on the Isle of Cos.
jard (noun): a small, yellow winged scavenger bird of the rain forest inland of Schendi
jarl (noun): the title for a leader of warriors in Torvaldsland; also, the title by which all free men of Torvaldsland are addressed by slaves
Jasmine (noun) : a town which is part of the Vosk League. It is located west of Ar’s Station, Jort’s Ferry and Point Alfred.
jit monkey (noun): a simian mammal which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi
Jort’s Ferry (noun): town; part of the Vosk League, located on the northern bank and is west of Ar’s Station.
jungle gant (noun): a bird related to the marsh gant which inhabits the river in rainforests inland of Schendi.
jungle panther (noun): Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant of the rainforest.
jungle vart (noun): a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
jungle zad (noun): a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.
justice wagon (noun): a form of execution which involved tar and tallow, the contents from a wagon's grease bucket, and fire; a detailed description is not given, but it is noted as evidence of the Gorean's distaste of criminals.

kaffiyeh (noun): a head covering of the tribesmen of the Tahari, it is a squarish cloth, folded into a trangle, and placed over the head, two points at the side of the shoulders, one in back to protect the back of the neck. It is bound to he head by several loops of cord, the agal.
kaiila (noun): large (20-22 hands), carnivorous mammal, with a long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous, has incredible stamina, and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper; in the Tahari, its long hair is used to braid rope; its milk is potable by humans
Kaiila (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; their language is related to that of the Dust Legs
kaiila, desert (noun): also known as sand kaiila; this omnivorous animal is related to the southern kaiila and similar in most aspects barring pelt color and rearing of young; pelt color is tawny or black and young are suckled for a length of time. The men of the Tahari Desert use this mount.
kailla lance (noun): used for hunting kailiauk and mounted warfare, there are two types. The hunting lance are longer, heavier, and thicker than the war lance, and are undecorated except for the feathers of the prairie fleer. The point of the hunting lance is longer and narrower. The shafts are made from black, supple, and strong, made from tem wood. head is made of metal, bone or stone, affixed to the shaft with sinew, rawhide or metal trade rivets. Any decoration or mountings, such as wrist loops are bound onto the weapon with rawhide and sinew.
kaiila milk(noun): used by the peoples of the Tahari as verr milk is used elsewhere, it is reddish with a salty strong taste due to the content of ferrous sulfate.
kaiila reins(noun): a light rein, plaited with 10 to 12 strips of dyed leather. Each strip is cut with knives to be thinner than a thread, but the combination is very strong and durable. Used by the Tribesmen of the Tahari.
Kaiila River (noun): a river in the Barrens, it has two branches known as the North Kaiila River and the South Kaiila River. The Snake River is a tributary of the North Kaiila River. These rivers mark important boundaries in the territories of the Isanna, Napoktan, Wismahi, Isbu and Casmu bands of the Kaiila tribe. It is conjectured that the Kaiila Tribe, finding large herds of kaiila, took the name for themselves, and later the River of the Kaiila Tribe became, simply, the Kaiila River.
kaiila, southern (noun): large (20-22 hands) carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous has incredible stamina (capable of covering 600 in a day) and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper. It has a rich gold to black. The kaiila is a mammal, but there is no suckling of the young, who begin hunt within hours of birth. These are the mounts of the Wagon Peoples.
kail (direction): directional division of a gorean map.
kailiauk (noun): stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings on haunches, having 3 horns; stands c. 20-25 hands at the shoulder; weighing as much as 4,000 lbs, they migrate across the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade in their hides. They have a trident horn.
Kailiauk, city of(noun): town on the Frontier of The Barrens, NE of Fort Haskins; the easternmost town at the foot of the Thentis mountains. It is a major trade center for the purchase, processing and selling of kailiauk hides taken from the massive herds which traverse The Barrens. It is also a slave trade center, dealing primarily in barbarian girls which are sold at various points along the perimeter.
kailiauk, forest (noun): four-legged wide-headed, lumbering, stocky ruminants, described as short-trunked and tawny. The males have 3 trident-like horns, with brown and reddish bars on the haunches. The males are 400 to 500 Gorean stone (1600-2000lbs) and are 10 hands at the shoulder. The females are 8 hands and weigh 300 - 400 Gorean stone (1200-1600 lbs). Their horns and tooled hides are major exports of the port of Schendi.
kailiauk, prairie (noun): short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains. Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting, their she's and young protected within.
Kailiauk, Tribe (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens; their language is a dialect of Kaiila.
Kaissa (noun; lit. 'the game'): a board game much favored on Gor; the board is marked with 100 squares, colored alternately red and yellow; there are 20 pieces per side, which represent Ubar and Ubara, Initiates, Riders of the High Tharlarion, Tarnsmen, Scribes, Builders, Spearmen or Spear Slaves, and the Home Stone; it is played much like chess, the object being to capture one's opponent's Home Stone; in Torvaldsland, the Ubar, Ubara, tarnsman, Initiate, and Scribes are replaced by the Jarl, Jarl's Woman, Ax, Rune-Priest, and Singer, respectively
kaissa ciphers (noun): used by the caste of players for transmission of private messages but can be used by anyone; often extremely difficult to decipher.
Kaissa sand clock (noun): a device used for timing kaiisa moves, it has a spigot arrangement to enable the flow of sand. When it is open for one player, it is off for the other. Each player enables it, as his play is completed.
kajira (noun): slave girl; pl. kajirae
kajira canjellne (phrase): Gorean term meaning literally 'slave challenge'; one Gorean challenges another to combat the winner taking the slave as prize.
kajirii (noun): serves as the plural designation for kajirus, and also is the proper term for the plural when speaking of both slave genders.
kajirus (noun): male slave; pl. kajiri
Kajuralia (noun; lit. 'holiday of slaves'): a festival, similar to the Feast of Fools, is which slaves trade places with their masters and have much freedom to play tricks on free persons; celebrated in most cities on the last day of the 12th Passage Hand, but in Ar and some other cities on the last day of the 5th month, the day before the Love Feast
Ka-la-na ( (noun): 1) a tree with very strong yellow wood, used for making bows; 2) a very potent dry red wine, made from the fruit of the Ka-la-na tree
kal-da (noun): alcoholic beverage made of ka-la-na wine diluted with citrus juices and mixed with strong spices, and served hot
kalika (noun): musical instrument having a long neck and hemispheric sound box, its 6 strings being plucked; similar to a banjo
kalmak (noun): vest of black leather worn by the slave girls of the Wagon Peoples
kamba (noun) : Gorean word for rope.
Kamba River (noun): empties directly into the Thassa outside the Harbor of Schendi. It leads into the rainforest.
kanda (noun): a plant which grows in desert regions of Gor. It's roots are extremely toxic, even poisonous, but the leaves can be rolled and formed into strings which are chewed or sucked to produce a stimulant effect.
kanda shrub (noun): A shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can be extracted from its roots while chewing the leaves has an addictive narcotic.
kan-lara (noun): slave brand
kantharos (noun) : decanter, pitcher.
kara (noun): turning
Kargash(noun): Town located on the western coast of Gor between Turia and the Anango Island.
Karl whale(noun): four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
Kashani (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Kavars
kaska (noun): a small hand drum
Kasra (noun) : a river port on the Lower Fayeen; downriver from Kurtzal and west of Tor; famed on Gor for its production of red salt. The salt is brought in from secret pits and mines in heavy cylinders on pack kaiila.
Kassars (noun): one of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples; also called the Blood People; their standard is a scarlet bola
Kassau (noun) : A northern coastal Free Trade Port city located at inlet of Thassa, with the northern forests behind it, northwest of Port Kar and the Mts. of Thentis and west of Torvaldsland. This is a town at the northern brink of the great forests of Gor. The trade is largely in furs from the north, exchanged for weapons, ironbars, salt and luxury items from the south. It is the seat of the High Initiate of the north who claims spiritual sovereignty over Torvaldsland.
Kataii (noun): one of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples, whose members are Negroid; their standard is a yellow bow
katch (noun): foliated leaf vegetable.
Kavars (noun): a major tribe of the Tahari; their vassal tribes are the Ta'Kara, Bakahs, Char, and Kashani; their war-cry is 'Kavars Supreme!'
kef (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet, analogous with the Earth letter 'K'; the first letter of the Gorean words for male and female slaves, and hence often used as a brand
keleustes(noun) : on an oared ship, the man responsible for beating time for rowers on a copper drum or wooden block.
kennel (noun): a small, concrete room, usu. 3'x3'x4', having an iron grill for a door, in which a slave girl may be confined at night
kes (noun): 1)a shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage 2) short tunic of black leather worn by the male slaves of the Wagon Peoples
kettle-and-mat girl (noun): a slave girl whose function is divided between household tasks and sexual servitude
Khurtzal(noun): A village, upriver from Kasra on the Lower Fayeen River, north of Tor, overland. It is little more than a loading and shipping point on the Lower Fayeen.
ki (adv.): no, not; also indicates a negative (ex. 'la ki kajira' - I am not a slave girl)
Kinyanpi(noun): warrior tarnsmen of the Red Savages, they are also called, 'The Flighted Ones'
kirtle (noun): the garb of a slave girl of the Torvald thin white woolen garment ankle-length with a deep plunging neckline.
kites (noun) : a type of bird with a shrill call.
klim (noun): directional division of a Gorean map.
Klima (noun) : salt mines of the Tahari desert, Klima was used as a form of penetentiary system where the salt Ubar send all who were found guilty of crimes to serve as slaves. Following the fall of Abdul however, Klima went on to become more of a City ruled by its own.
Kneel to the Coffle (command) : The girls kneel, closely, one behind the other, as their left wrists are placed in wrist rings; this is usually followed by the order to stand and then the order "Lower chain" where the girls lower their wrists. Thusly they are then in line, standing, coffled.
Kneel to the Whip(position): this command orders a slave to kneel, bowing her head to her knees, her wrists crossed under her as though bound. The position is intended to expose her back to the whip.
Knee Walk (command) : She travels on her knees, without standing, to fetch items or tend to duties. Also a Turian Knee Walk is mentioned, but not described except that it is sometimes used by slave dancers.
knife brand(noun) rather like a tattoo, an appropriate design is cut into the thigh of a slave and a colored powder is rubbed into it.
knife, hook (noun): a common knife with a curved blade used in slave competitions or hand-to-hand combat.
knife, killing (noun): described as a throwing knife like those used in Ar, smaller than the quiva, a kanda paste is applied to the tip of the blade. An assassin's weapon.
knife, snow(noun): large curved tabuk-bone, saw-toothed knife, used to cut into the snow to make snow blocks as for building iglu's in the Innuit country of the far north.
knife, turf (noun): wooden-bladed, saw-edged, paddle-like tool, used by Red Savages to cut and saw sod. When the handle is held in the right hand and the blade is supported with the left, it may be used as a shovel.
knife, whip (noun): a whip with razors embedded in the tip.
knot bondage (noun): a loose knot tied in a slave's long hair near her right cheek or before her right shoulder that has two meanings, depending on how it is used. If a slave girl approaches a Master and kneels naked before him, looping the knot herself, she silently begs for use. If a Master ties the knot himself, notably during a time of battle, it is his way of marking the girl as taken if he must continue on, leaving her bound behind.
knot, capture (noun): a knot recognized for it's unique turnings as rope or binding fiber tied by a Warrior; usually in the capture of a slave girl but also used on any likely foe.
koda(noun): Dust Leg word meaning friend.
kodakiciyapi(noun): Dust Leg word meaning peace, friendship.
kola(noun): Kaiila word meaning friend.
ko-lar (noun): slave collar
Ko-lar(Collar) or Position of Female Submission (command) : She kneels at the Master's feet and leans her body back, sitting upon her heels, with her arms extended upward, crossed at the wrists, and her head beneath them lowered in supplication
koora (noun): strip of red fabric worn as a headband by the slave girls of the Wagon Peoples
Ko-ro-ba (noun): 1) an archaic expression for a village market. 2) a city northwest of the Thentis Mountains. It is also northwest of Ar, across the Vosk. The city is also known as the Towers of the Morning. Its Administrator is Matthew Cabot, the father of Tarl Cabot. The city was destroyed by the Priest-Kings once but was permitted to be rebuilt.
kort (noun): a rinded fruit of the Tahari; served sliced with melted cheese and nutmeg
kosis (noun): disease
Kur (noun; lit. 'beast'; pl. kurii; a corruption of their name for themselves): a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs, which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiply jointed digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb, so that it can grip; it has 2 rows of teeth; they are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, even to eating humans
kurdah (noun): a small, light, semicircular tent, c. 3' in diameter and 4' high, carried by a pack kaiila, in which women (slave or free) may ride; the frame is of tem-wood and is covered with layers of white rep-cloth; used mainly in the Tahari
Kur Hand (noun): name of a military unit in Kurii which consists of six Blood.
Kurii axe (noun): great, double-bladed iron axe some seven or eight feet in height. The blade, from tip to tip is two feet in width. The handle is made of carved, green needle wood, round and four inches in diameter.
Kurii, race of(noun): an alien race existing in their space ships, which orbit in the asteroid belts of the outer atmosphere, their 'Steel World'. It is thought that their own world had been destroyed, partially as a result of their advanced technology, ferocity, and greed. They are locked in a war with the Priest-Kings for the domination of Gor and Earth. Their ships have sometimes been shattered and have fallen to the surface. It is the practice of the Priest-Kings to destroy the wrecks, but they do not hunt down and exterminate the survivors. These marooned Kur are allowed to live if they abide by the laws of the Priest-Kings. They are extremely powerful, hightly intelligent, fond of killing and technologically advanced.
Kurii shield (noun): a wide iron shield, round and four feet in diameter.
kurt (noun): the five bladed slave whip
Kurtzal (noun) : village is north of Tor; little more than a loading and shipping point on the Lower Fayeen.
kwah (noun) a Gorean letter similiar to "q".
la (phrase; fem): I am; you are
laager (noun): also known as wagon fort, it is a defensive wagon formation utilized by wagon peoples. Wagons are arranged in a circle, end to end, tongues inward, and chained together, the front axle of one wagon chained to the rear axle of the next. The encampment, the draft animals, and any accompanying livestock are protected within.
Lady (noun): a term of respect used to address a free woman. A contradiction exists in the books. Although we are told free women are always addressed as 'Mistress', there are instances where a slave uses 'Lady' without rebuke.
Lake Ias (noun) : lake located near Corycus.
La Kajira (phrase; declarative): I am a slave.
Lake Ngao (noun): an equatorial lake of the Jungles of Schendi, the Ua River enters it's eastern extremity, connecting this Lake to Lake Shaba in the NE corner of the rainforest. 'The Falls of Bila Haruma', named for the famed explorer of this region, lies 100 pasangs to the east. The villages of Unkungu are located on the NE shore. Nyundo is the central village of the Ukungu region.
Lake Shaba (noun): located in the NE corner of the Schendi rain forest, it is the source of the great river Ua. Originally named Lake Bila Haruma for the explorer who discovered it, the name was changed at the great explorer's request by Tarl Cabot.
Lake Ushindi (noun): drained by the Kamba River and Nyoka River, it is a large, equatorial lake, located in the Jungles of Schendi. The inland village of Nyuki is located on the north shore. It's western border is made up of bogs, marshes, and floodlands. A canal connects Lake Ushindi east across the swampland to Lake Ngao.
lamp, ravishment - a small tharlarion- oil lamp found in the chamber of a master; its soft glow is sufficient to illuminate a slave girl during her sexual use.
lance, kailla (noun): used for hunting kailiauk and mounted warfare, there are two types. The hunting lance are longer, heavier, and thicker than the war lance, and are undecorated except for the feathers of the prairie fleer. The point of the hunting lance is longer and narrower. The shafts are made from black, supple, and strong, made from tem wood. head is made of metal, bone or stone, affixed to the shaft with sinew, rawhide or metal trade rivets. Any decoration or mountings, such as wrist loops are bound onto the weapon with rawhide and sinew.
lance, tharlarion (noun): weapon designed for use from the rider's mount on a high tharlarion, it is longer and heavier than the kaiila lance, for example.
land tharlarion (noun): land dwelling tharlarion used for towing. The land tharlarion can swim, though not as efficiently as the river tharlarion.
lang gim (noun): an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
Language, The (noun): the fierce, sweet, liquid speech of a native Gorean.
lar (adj.): central
Lara (noun) : a city, part of the Salerian Confederation, located at the confluence of the Vosk and Olni Rivers.
larl (noun): a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline, tawny red or black in color, having a black mane; carnivorous; similar to a lion
larl, black(noun): predominately nocturnal larl which is sable coated and maned both male and female.
larl, red (noun): predominately day hunting larl which is tawny-red coated and has no mane in either male or female.
larl, white (noun): seen in icy mountains of the Sardar they are the largest of the big cats standing 8 feet; upper canines extending below their jaws very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the ends.
larma (noun): segmented, succulent fruit, rather like an apple; sometimes sliced and fried, and served with browned honey sauce; offering a larma, real or imagined, by a slave girl to her master is a silent plea for the girl to be raped
larma, applelike (noun): single-seeded applelike fruit; a variation of the succulent juicy larma with a single seed; commonly called the pit fruit.
lart, two-stomached snow (noun) : mammalian animal with four legs, that is about 10" high, and weighs between 8-12 lbs. It hunts in the sun. The food in the second stomach can be held almost indefinitely. It is filled in the fall and must last the lart through the winter night, which lasts months. It eats bird's legs and preys on the leem.
Lar-Torvis (noun; lit. 'central fire'): the sun
last girl(noun): used to denote either the newest girl on a chain, or the least of all the girls.
Last Spear (noun): the last hunter in a band of hunters in the Voltai Ranges to thrown his spear; this spearman is the weakest of the party and will if all spears have not killed the prey and it attacks be the one sacrificed to allow his fellows to escape.
last veil (noun): the innermost of the five veils worn by free women; it is worn under the veil of the citizeness, and is often very sheer
Laura (noun): east and north of Ko-ro-ba about two hundred pasangs inland from the sea called Thassa on the Laurius River; it is a small trading city, a river port, whose buildings are made largely of wood. It is a clearinghouse for various goods, a mercantile town. It is the only civilized area in the region.
Laurius River (noun): winding, long, gentle, slow river two hundred pasangs inland from the coast of the Thassa. The free port of Lydius is found at it's mouth. The river is not as broad or brisk as the Vosk River farther to the south. It is located below Ko-ro-ba and above Ar and flows in a generally westerly direction.
leading position (noun; used as a command): posture of a slave girl, bending forward at the waist, with her head at a master's hip, so that he may grab her hair and guide her where he wishes her to go
leaf urt (noun): a small tree-dwelling rodent having 4 toes which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
League of Black Slavers (noun): a branch of the Caste of Slavers; they work out of Schendi and its environs.
leash(noun): various types of rope, fiber, chain, etc. used to restrict a slave from flight or movement. The rope or fiber chains may be corded with wire to prevent them from being shredded by chewing.
leash, hair(noun): hair confined into a ponytail with a ribbon or wooden fillet, so called because it can be used as a method of seizure and control by the Master.
leashed-legs tie (noun): a standard submission tie; the kneeling girl has the leash, attached to her collar, passed down the front of her body and between her legs to bind her crossed ankles together.
leather leash collar (noun): a leather slave collar with attached which may be used when the slave is to be led, usually for reasons of security.
leather-slung fee cart (noun): a public or rented 'coach' for transportation of passengers with seats facing each other. Its carriage is suspended by strong leather which causes a swaying, many times bringing on motion-sickness for passengers. Large hides are often suspended underneath to store items, as is a grease bucket for greasing the axles.
leech, marsh (noun): described as rubbery about 4 inches long; it attaches itself to plants in the marsh or float free in the water, waiting for warm blooded animals. They fasten themselves to their victim to suck blood until, satiated, they detach. They can be removed with fire or salt. They are edible.
leech plant (noun): a hemovorous plant that fastens two hollow, fang-like thorns into its victim, through which it can suck the blood that nourishes it
leem (noun) : a small arctic rodent, five to ten ounces in weight. It hibernates in the winter and their summer coats are brown.
leg-spreader (noun): devices of various complexity designed to keep a slave girl's legs spread while being used sexually by her master(s); sometimes used on male captives as an indication of humiliation; used mostly among the Red Savages of the Barrens
lelt (noun): a small (5-7") blindfish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white, with long fins, it swims slowly, and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari
lesha (command; lit. 'leash'): at this command, the slave girl stands with her hands behind her back, ready for binding, and with her head back and chin to the left, ready to have a leash snapped onto her collar
liana vine (noun): a rain forest plant which can be used as a source of drinking water
lice, tarn (noun): marble sized parasites that infest wild tarns.
light harpoon (noun): used by Red Hunters to hunt and kill sea sleen, often from a kayak, it is used with a throwing board. The foreshaft, head, and point, made of bone, rests in the notch of the throwing board. The harpoon head is attached to a light rawhide line of twisted tabuk sinew which lies coiled in a tray.
lit, common (noun): a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area
lit, crested (noun): a bird found in the rain forests of the Schendi area
lit, needle-tailed (noun): a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area.
lo (phrase; masc.): I am; you are
Lo Sardar(phrase): I am a Priest-King.
lock collar (noun): a hinged collar easily removed by the use of a key; usually of flat stock c. 1-1/2 inches to 2 inches high; usually worn by trained slaves; the lock has one pin for each of the letters in the word 'kajira'.
lock, ring (noun): there are many varieties of these locks, one being the combination padlock with numbers of rotating disks which, when aligned properly, allow the lock to open.
Looking into the blood (phrase): Gorean ritual where a hunter drinks a handful of blood from his prey, then takes another handful and looks into it to see his future, before drinking it. It is said that if one sees one's visage black and wasted, one will die of disease; if one sees oneself torn and scarlet, one will die in battle; if old and white haired, one will die in peace and leave children.
loot pit (noun): a holding place for captured free women awaiting collars and branding during the military occupation of a city.
long-billed fleer (noun): a bird inhabitant of the emergent level of the rainforest.
long bow (noun): the Gorean long bow is the height of a tall man. It has a flat back and a round belly and may be made of supple Ka-la-na wood. A proficient bow man should be able to loose 19 arrows in a Gorean ehn. It is not as popular among Goreans because of some impracticalities of use. It cannot be used from the saddle, and the warrior must be standing or kneeling to aim, making him a target. It is favored by the peasants who make them and is also known as the peasant bow.
longhouse, Torvaldsland (noun): the hall of the Torvaldslander is about 120 Gorean feet in length, with walls formed of turf and stone, some more than eight feet in thickness. It is heated by a fire in it's center, burning in a rounded pit. It's ceiling, supported by posts is about 6 feet in height. At one end is a cooking area and along each side, stones mark sections off into sleeping quarters, furs strewn over an dirt floor. Scattered throughout are tables and benches. The center of the hall proper is about twelve feet in width.
long ship (noun): a swift, maneuverable ship having 2 rudders, 1 removable lateen rigged mast, and a keel to beam ratio of 8:1; often used in military actions; some are fitted as ram-ships
Love Feast (noun): common name for the 5th Passage Hand occurring in late summer which time is the greatest period for the sale of slaves esp. slave girls.
love furs (noun): soft furs spread thickly on the floor at the foot of a master's sleeping couch, on which a slave girl is most often raped
Love War (noun): The Wagon Peoples compete against the Warriors of Turia on the Plain of Stakes during the Second Passage Hand (May 15th-19th) in mid-spring, participating in various challenges and ceremonial combats. For Turians, the contest is to win ownership of a slave of the Wagon Peoples. The Four Tribes compete to win high born Turian free women, which will be turned into slaves of the wagons.
Low Caste (noun): those under High Caste; normally not born or trained to rule; allowed only First Knowledge.
lower bowl fountain (noun): a portion of public fountains allotted for the watering of animals and slaves. Slaves caught drinking from the upper bowl face punishment by the magistrates of the city.
Lower Fayeen River (noun) : a tributary of the Cartius, located west of Tor.
Luck Girl (noun): a slave girl who acts as mascot on board ship; her use is usually reserved for the captain of the ship, but she may be shared with the crew, usually as a disciplinary measure
Luraz (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
lure girl(noun): slaves who are set out by their master's to entice men for the purposes of empressing as crewmen or in work gangs. While the man is delightfully distracted, her master's men accost him and hustle him away.
Lydius (noun): free port administered by Merchants, at the mouth of the Laurius where it empties into the Thassa. Goods, primarily rough goods like tools, crude metal and cloth are shipped from this port to many islands and coastal cities. It is one of the few cities in the north with public baths and has the only mint within one thousand pasangs of Torvaldsland.

mamba (noun): large, predatory river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers of the rain forests inland of Schendi; they have long, log-like bodies, with short, powerful legs and a long snout and tail; similar to Earth crocodiles
Mamba People (noun): also called 'Tharlarion People' a cannibal tribe.
manumission (noun): the documented, legal freeing of a slave.
March (noun): the 2nd largest military unit of the Kurii it consists of 12 Bands (2 160 animals).
marcher ant (noun): known in the jungles of Schendi as 'The Marchers' are these aggressive carnivorous insects. Each is about 2 inches long, with a shiny black exoskeleton and two antennae. Their name is derived from their, apparently seasonal, marches through the jungle in a single column, yards wide and pasangs in length. They may number in the millions, their path's widening to as much as 500 feet when they overtake, swarm over, and devour all flesh, living or dead, in their path. Their bite is extremely painful, but not poisonous. Their victims die from being weakened from relentless attack, being overcome until they are still.
Margin of Desolation (noun): This area borders the Vosk River, north of Ar. The area of man-made devastation was designed as a barrier to prevent attack on Ar from the north. Wells were poisoned, and fields burned and salted to prevent the approach of armies from the north. It was later allowed to re-vegetate and re-populate, but still retains its name. Some believe the it was allowed to regrow to bring more arable land under cultivation; others say that the eyes of Ar turned north toward the powerful Salerian Confederation. It is 200-300 pasangs in area.
marine saurian (noun): fish-like predator with long, toothed snouts that are silent and aggressive; sailors fear them as they do the long-bodied sharks.
marine saurian, reptilian (noun): reptilian-like scavengers found in the Thassa, more than 20 ft in length, it has a long neck and small head with rows of small teeth. Its appendages are like broad paddles.
Market of Semris (noun): a small town south and somewhat east of Samnium, it is famed for its markets for tarsks, four-legged and two-legged. The town square is described as neat and well maintained, set with flat stones intricately fitted together. There are shops, fountains, a closed temple and public buildings.
marking stick (noun): a writing implement rather like a pen
marsh gant (noun): a small long-legged horned bird; broad-billed and broad-winged; hunted by marsh girls It's cry is imitated by the rence people as as a surreptitious means of communication.
marsh leech (noun): described as rubbery about 4 inches long; it attaches itself to plants in the marsh or float free in the water, waiting for warm blooded animals. They fasten themselves to their victim to suck blood until, satiated, they detach. They can be removed with fire or salt. They are edible.
marsh moccasin (noun): narrow dark, poisonous snake about five feet long with a small triangular head. It inhabits the waters of the Vosk Delta.
marsh shark(noun): long bodied, nine-gilled inhabitant of the rence island areas of the marsh, they are almost eel-like.
marsh tharlarion(noun): inhabitants of the marshes that comprise the delta of the Vosk; similar to crocodile.
master belt (noun): a belt worn by the men of Torvaldsland from which hangs a knife in it's sheath, as well as a pouch and other accouterments. The axe is supported in it's own belt hung over the left shoulder, but it is also anchored by a ring in the master belt. Additionally, if the sword is not looped over the left shoulder, it will hung by its sheath and sheath straps from the master belt. Some say the name, 'master belt' derives from it's not infrequent use in the disciplining of bond-maids.
Master of Revels (noun): a city's Master of Entertainment.
master, private (noun): an individual free man who owns slaves chosen for the pleasure he will personally receive from owning them and being in their company.
master, public (noun): an individual free man or institution owning multiple slaves who are chosen for pleasing others, bringing indirect pleasure to their owner. Examples are feast slaves, flute girls, or state slaves.
matok (noun): a Priest-King term, it refers to an inhabitant of the Nest which is in the Nest but not of the Nest
maza(noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg term meaning metal.
mazasa (phrase): translation: copper.
mazasapa(noun): Kaiila or Dust Leg term meaning black metal; translated loosely into iron.
mead (noun) : the preferred beverage of the northland, made with fermented honey, water and spice, traditionally served in a large animal horn.
meat-catch (noun): a carnival-like game which involves slaves lined up on their knees, hands bound behind their backs who are tossed bits of meat to catch one at a time; the girls catching the meat, or recovering a missed bit by scrambling with the others for it, receive points for their Masters.
melodies, block (noun): certain melodies commonly used in slave markets in the display of merchandise. They are intended to 'set the mood' in the mind of potential buyers.
melon(noun): in a Tahari market, described as a yellowish red-striped sphere.
Memory, the (noun): although the Red Savages, described as ruthless and ferocious, seem to thrive on internecine warfare, there is one common tradition that will unite them over customary conflicts and rivalries. Their hatred of the white man, called simply, 'The Memory' always takes priority.
Men of Torvaldsland, creation of (legend): according to Gorean legend, man was formed from the mud of the earth and the blood of tarns by the Priest-Kings. In Torvald legend, man was formed from the hoe, water, and salt by the Gods to serve as their slaves. Those of Torvaldsland share an addendum to this story. One of the Gods, curious, careless, or, perhaps angry, threw his own axe to the ground and poured paga and his own blood upon it. The axe laughed, lept up and fled so fast no Gods could catch him. He became the father of the men of Torvaldsland.
merchant brand (noun): a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns for any wishing to do business with the Wagon Peoples that allows their passage over the plains; the stigma connected with this brand is that it suggests that any approaching the wagons do so as slaves.
merchant, coin (noun): terminology for all gorean bankers, ranging from the the fellow sitting on a rug in his booth on the street to the financial institutions on the 'Street of Coins'.
merchant kaissa (noun): refers to the standardized version of kaissa played at fairs and tournaments.
Merchants, Caste of (noun): the caste of those who deal in merchandise and trading; their caste colors are white and gold
message collar (noun): worn by slaves who convey messages, it is a thick, high, leather collar, fashioned by Turians, literally sewn around her throat. Sewn inside, within the leather itself is a message, written on a small piece of rolled rence paper. The slave girl often does not know that her collar carries a message and of course would never know it's contents.
message tube (noun): a capped tube affixed to a slave's collar by a small thong which can hold messages for her to transport.
metaglana(adv): a female who is no longer a virgin or 'glana' preceded by the state of 'profalarina' indicating a female who is about to be 'falarina' and before that by 'meta glana' one who looks forward to her deflowering.
milk (noun) : can be bosk milk, verr or kaiila.
milk, bosk(noun): milk from the bosk, a staple of life for the Tribes of the Wagon Peoples. In some areas, it is available in powdered form.
milk, kaiila(noun): used by the peoples of the Tahari as verr milk is used elsewhere, it is reddish with a salty strong taste due to the content of ferrous sulfate.
milk, verr (noun): sometimes sold in open markets from a brass container, carried on a strap and served in tiny brass cups.
mindar (noun): a short winged, yellow and red bird of the rain forests inland of Schendi; with its sharp bill, it digs in the bark of flower trees for larvae and bugs
mint stick(noun): a confection served in a bowl on a tray set for blackwine service, otherwise not described.
Minus (noun) : a village under the control of Ar.
mira (poss. pronoun) : my
mitakoda(noun): Dust Leg term meaning my friend.
mitakola(noun): Kaiila word meaning my friend.
modality of she-quadrupled (noun): an instruction whereby the slave performs her regular duties upon hands and knees without the benefit of the use of her hands. In this mode she may not rise to her feet and may use only her mouth and teeth to grasp and manipulate objects.
moons, Gorean (noun): three moons shine on the planet, Gor, one large and two small ones, described as full, beautiful, and 'hurtling through' the clouds. They are said to have a biological effect on females, who are sometimes chained beneath them. One of the moons is called Prison, the other two are not stated in the books.
moons, Red Savage (noun): the moons as they mark the seasons of Red Savage life. Among them are the winter moons of Waniyetuwi and Wanicokanwi, as well as the Istawicayanzanwi or Sore-Eye Moon. The moon of the Returning Gants or Magaksicaagliwi heralds early spring followed by Wozupiwi, the Planting Moon. Kantwasi is the moon when the plums are red. The moon in which the tabuk rut (Takiyuhawi) is also called the Canpasapawi, the moon when the chokecherries are ripe. The Canwapegiwiw is the moon when the leaves become brown followed by the Corn-Harvest Moon which is called either the Wayuksapiwi or Canwapekasnawi, the moon when the wind shakes off the leaves. The autumnal equinox occurs in Canwapegiwi.
monkey, guernon (noun) found in the jungle along the Ua river; recognized by their chattering sound.
monkey, jit (noun): a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; nocturnal.
mu (noun) : a letter of the Gorean alphabet, corresponds to the letter "m".
mul (noun): a Priest-King term for a human slave
mul cases (noun): transparent plastic tube in which a mul sleeps.
mul fungus (noun): bland whitish fibrous vegetable-like material which is the main food of muls.
mul-pellets (noun): surmised by Tarl Cabot to be a vitamin supplement for muls.
mul torch (noun): rod used to light passages in the Priest-Kings Nest.
Musicians, Caste of (noun): czehar players have the most prestige, followed by the flutists and the players of the kalika. The players of the drums come next, and the farthest fellow down the list is the man who keeps the bag of miscellaneous instruments, playing them and parceling them out to others as needed. Musicians are never enslaved, but they may be exiled, tortured, or slain. It is said, that he who makes music must, like the tarn and the Vosk gull, be free.
nadu (command; lit. 'kneel): at this command, a slave girl will kneel back on her heels, with her knees spread wide, back straight, hands on thighs with palms up, head up, eyes lowered; ie: to assume the position of a Pleasure Slave
Napoktan (noun): the Bracelets Band of the Kaiila Tribe of the Red Savages.
needle fly (noun): also known as sting flies, these originate in the delta and similar places. Its sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.
needle-tailed lit (noun): a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area.
needle tree (noun): a tree of the Thentis region, whose oil is used in perfumes
Nest (noun): the colony and home of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar; the ruler of the Nest is the Mother, from whose eggs the Priest-Kings are hatched
nestle position (noun): ''Nestle ' I told her. 'Yes Master ' she said. She nestled obediently in the crook of my left arm.'
Nest Trust (noun): the Priest-King equivalent of 'friendship'
Ngao, Lake (noun): an equatorial lake of the Jungles of Schendi, the Ua River enters it's eastern extremity, connecting this Lake to Lake Shaba in the NE corner of the rainforest. 'The Falls of Bila Haruma', named for the famed explorer of this region, lies 100 pasangs to the east. The villages of Unkungu are located on the NE shore. Nyundo is the central village of the Ukungu region.
night gate (noun): a gate or gates monitored to allow passage of bona fide citizens to and from the city after dark.
noon, gorean (noun): 10th ahn is the gorean noon.
northern bow (noun): a short bow, with short, heavy arrows, heavily headed, it is accurate with a short range of a hundred and fifty yards. It somewhat resembles the Tuchuk bow of layered horn in it's accuracy and striking ability, which is about a hundred and fifty yards. It is useful for close combat on a ship, and can easily be fired through a thole port with the oar withdrawn.
northern collar (noun): a utilitarian sounding collar made of black iron with an iron ring to be used if a chain is attached. It is rivited around the neck of the bond-maid.
Northern Forests (noun) : North of Laurius River and far northeast of Ko-ro-ba, it covers hundreds of thousands of square pasangs. This is the largest forest area on Gor and is also called the High Forests. They are north of Laura, extending north to Torvaldsland, past the northern ridges of the Thentis Mountains. They also extend east, past the northern ridges of the Thentis Mountains, and no one knows how far they extend. They extend on the west to the shores of Thassa. The forests are a vast uncharted wilderness, containing a multitude of different types of trees and vegetation. The most typical tree is the lofty, reddish Tur tree that may grow to two hundred feet or more. Tur trees bear some similarity to the great redwoods of Earth. The forests are also the home to many animals, including panthers, sleens, tabuk and hith. In addition, the forests are the refuge of various outlaws, forest people, panther girls, and is frequented by slavers from Port Kar. The forests can be a very dangerous area to visit.
northern helmet (noun): conical shaped with a nose guard that can slip up and down; about the neck it usually has chain mail dangling from rings.
Northern islands (noun) : numerous but small islands, extending in an archipelago like a scimitar northeastward from Cos. The islands are not united. Their governments are usually no more than a village council. They usually possess no vessels larger than clinker-built skiffs and coasters.
Northern Salt Line (noun) : an east/west road; Torcodino is on this road.
northern shield (noun): round and wooden, variously painted, they are reinforced with iron bands, or leather, or small bronze plates. Hung, overlapping over the side of a ship, they are an indication of peaceful intent.
Northern Silk Road (noun) : a north/south road, Torcodino is on this road.
northern tabuk (noun): massive tawny and swift is much larger than its smaller southern variety; standing ten hands at the shoulders. They have a single spiralling ivory horn, which at it's base can be 2 1/2 inches in diameter and over a yard in length. The Red Hunters are irrecovably tired to the tabuk for sustenance and the devices of daily living much like the Wagon Peoples and the bosk, and the Red Savages and the kailiauk.
nose ring (noun): fine, gold ring fitted into a hole pierced into the septum of the nose. Among the Wagon Peoples, all females, slave and free wear such rings, as do their animals.
notched stick (noun): musical instrument played by sliding a polished tem-wood stick across its surface.
nu (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet; corresponds to the Earth letter 'N' (?); apparently adapted from the Greek alphabet
nykus (noun): victory; from the Greek nike
Nyoka River (noun): river that flows into Schendi harbor from the rainforest, and then on to Thassa.
Nyundo (noun): A village located northeast of Lake Ngao, the central village of the Villages of Ukungo.

oar dance (noun): a feat of agility performed by the rovers of Torvaldsland, that of leaping from moving oar to moving oar of the Serpent ships of the Torvald. Apparently a celebratory act.
obeisance position (position): a position of extreme deference which is described as a slave deeply bowing her head from the basic pleasure slave position, often flattening her palms against the floor and leaning forward to lick and kiss the boots of a Free person.
Octavii (noun): ranked as first and second, these individuals are deputy commissioners in the records office of a city.
Official Stone (noun): a solid metal cylinder that is kept near Sardar. Four times a year on a set day during the fairs cities have the chance to test it against the standard stone.
oil clock (noun): mentioned as an example of the chronometer technology available on Gor.
oil, veminium (noun): by-product of Veminium petals being boiled in water; a scented oil used in middle to upper-class homes to rinse hands before and after eating.
olakota (noun): Kaiila word meaning peace.
olive, red (noun): from the groves of Tyros, not otherwise described.
Olni River (noun): A large tributary of the Vosk River which stretches northeast from the Vosk at Lara and north of Tharna. Lara, Vonda, Port Olni and Ti are the cities forming the Salerian Confederation, all of which lie on the Olni River.
Omen Year (noun): a season, rather than a year, calculated by the Wagon Peoples into three phases. The first phase is called the 'Passing of Turia', in the fall; the 'Wintering', which takes place north of Turia and south of the Cartius River, and, finally the 'Return to Turia' in the spring (also called 'Season of Little Grass'). The omens are taken near Turia by the haruspexes, mostly readers of bosk blood and verr livers. Depending on their determination an 'Ubar San' might be chosen, the Ubar of all the Peoples. In the time of Tarl Cabot, the omens had not been favorable for one hundred years.
omnion (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet, corresponds to teh letter "o".
onkos (noun) : a towering, imposing headress used by actors in serious dramas.
one-strap (noun): one of a series of straps used in the navigation of a Tarn, namely for climbing steeply; it is also a command for Tarns trained in verbal cues.
opals, common (noun): milky in color. Because they are much more rare on Gor they are of more value than those of Earth.
opals, flame (noun): reddish and blue in color. Because they are much more rare on Gor they are of more value than those of Earth.
open-legged tie (noun): right wrist is tied to right ankle, and left wrist to left ankle, with about six or seven inches of slack between wrist and ankle. It is not good for general security but is it a good and familiar slave tie. One advantage of this is that a girl may kneel comfortably for hours.
Or (noun): a unit of ten warriors of the Wagon Peoples.
Oralu (noun): a unit of a thousand warriors of the Wagon Peoples.
orgasm, slave (noun): powerful orgasm in which a slave completely yields to the Master, after which she can never be anything but a man's slave.
Orlu (noun): a unit of a hundred warriors of the Wagon Peoples.
ost (noun): tiny snake, about 12" long, bright orange in color; its venom causes extremely painful death within seconds; the ost of the rain forests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes
ostraka (noun): token given for admittance to a Gorean performance.These were apparently originally shells or pieces, shards, of pottery, but now were generally small clay disks, with a hole for a string near one edge. These were fired in a kiln, and glazed on one side. The glazing's colorations and patterns are difficult to duplicate and serve in their way as an authentication for the disk, the glazings differing for different performances or events. The unglazed back of the disk bears the date of the event or performance and a sign indicating the identity of the original vendor, the agent authorized to sell them to the public. Some of these disks, also, on the back, include a seat location. Most seating, however, in Gorean theaters, except for certain privileged sections, usually reserved for high officials or the extremely wealthy, is on a first-come-first-served basis. These ostraka, on their strings, about the necks of their owners, make attractive pendants. Some are worn even long after the performance or event in question, perhaps to let people know that one was fortunate enough to have been the witness of a particular event or performance, or perhaps merely because of their intrinsic aesthetic value. Some people keep them as souvenirs. Others collect them, and buy and sell them, and trade them. If the event or performance is an important one, and the ostraka are limited, their number being governed by the seating capacity of the structure or area in question, it is unlikely that they will be publicly displayed until after the event or performance. Needless to say some profiteering occasionally takes place in connection with the ostraka, a fellow buying a few for a given price and then trying to sell them for higher prices later outside, say, the stadium or theater.
oval, slave (noun): a method of chain a slave girl consisting of a hinged iron loop which locks around her waist with two sliding wrist- rings and a welded ring in the middle of the back.
oysters (noun): from the delta of the Vosk.

paddle mitten (noun): a mitten worn by the Red Hunter as he paddles his kayak or umiak. It has a thumb on each side, so that when one side is worn, it can be turned over.
paga (noun; abbr. of Pagar-Sa-Tarna, lit. 'pleasure of the life-daughter'): a grain based, distilled hard liquor akin to whiskey; sometimes served warm
paga attendant (noun): a male employee of a paga tavern, who supervises the serving of paga by slave girls, and collects payment for the paga and the use of the slave girls
paga, drinking vessels (noun): paga, the fermented drink made from Sa-Tarna grain seems to have no traditions surrounding it's service, as is demonstrated by the myriad variety of serving and drinking vessels deemed acceptable by the Gorean imbiber. The following annotations list these examples of drinking vessels: cups, brass cups, glasses, bowls, goblets, metal goblets, a silver goblet studded with rubies, a golden goblet, and a kantharos.
paga, sa-tarna(noun): a strong fermented drink brewed from sa-tarna (pagar-sa-tarna or Pleasure of the Life- Daughter) grain, the favored drink of Gorean men. A cup in a paga tavern would cost a tarsk bit. One of the large serving bottles may be purchased for a silver tarsk. Paga is served warmed to fiery hot. There seem to be no traditions surrounding it's service as demonstrated by the variety of vessels from which it is, stored, served and drunk.
paga, serving vessels(noun): paga, the fermented drink made from Sa-Tarna grain, seems to have no traditions surrounding it's service, as is demonstrated by the myriad variety of serving and drinking vessels deemed acceptable by the Gorean imbiber. The following annotations list these examples of serving vessels: wineskins or botas made from verrskin leather, bottles so large they must be supported by a shoulder sling, bronze vessels with a similar strap, a hydria or water vessel, as well as bottles, sealed with the insignia of the brewer. Paga is served from kettles, jugs and vats when not sealed in a large or standard sized bottle.
pagar (noun): pleasure
pagar kajira (noun): pleasure slave
paga tavern (noun): an establishment where food and alcoholic beverages, esp. paga, are sold; in addition, the use of the serving slave is included in the price of the paga bought
palestra(ae) (noun) : gymnasium
palm trees(noun): More than 1500 varieties of palm trees exist in the rainforest one of which is the Fan Palm more than 20 ft high and spreads it leaves in the form of a an opened fan it is an excellent source of pure water as much as one liter of water being found almost as though cupped at the base of each leaf's stem.
Palm Wine (noun) : drink mentioned briefly; no description available.
panga (noun) : is a two foot long, heavy, curve-bladed bush knife.
Panther Girl (noun): runaway women who live in the forest without free men, taking as slave any man who enters their domain and eventually selling him. Those of the northern forests dress in the teeth and skins of forest panthers which they slay with their spears and bows.
panther, forest (noun) : is a tawny-colored, proud beast and is very common in the forests. They hunt largely at night but are not invariably nocturnal. They normally hunt when they are hungry or irritable.
panther, jungle (noun): Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant of the rainforest.
Parade of Slaves(noun): a presentation of beauty and attractions in which the slaves present themselves one by one usually accompanied by music for the inspection of the guests. Commonly takes place in paga taverns and brothels but may take place elsewhere. Free women are usually not present.
Paravaci (noun): one of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples; also called the Rich People; their standard is a bosk head shaped banner made of jewels strung on gold wire
parfleche(noun): kailiauk hide is prepared in sheets, cut almost as thin as paper, dried in the prairie sun and layered to form a flat, leather envelope which is sealed with a seam of hardened fat. Used to store food, such as kailiauk meat.
parrot (noun) : bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest, some varieties are also found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest
parsit current(noun): the main eastward current of the waters above the polar basin, so named because of the several varieties of migrating parsit fish which follow it.
parsit fish (noun): a silvery fish having brown stripes
pasang (noun): measure of distance equalling .7 miles
pasang stone (noun): a stone set up along roads to mark distance to and from certain destinations.
passage brand (noun): a tiny brand in the form of spreading bosk horns found on the forearm of goreans, it's presence guaranteeing their safe passage, at certain seasons, across the plains of the Wagon People.
Passage Hand (noun): the 5-day period between Gorean months, which consist of 5 5- day weeks
passion slave (noun): a slave girl who has been bred, rather captured; specifically, one that has been bred for a particular trait, such as beauty or slave heat or the shape of her lips
Pass of Tancred 9noun): A pass through Hrimgar Mts., northeast of Torvaldsland where teh herd passes through.
Peasants, Caste of (noun): the basic caste of Gor; they refer to themselves as the 'Ox on Which the Home Stone Rests'
pemmican(noun): strips of dried kailiauk meat pounded into a powder and mixed with fruit, such as chokeberries, is fixed in kailiauk fat and shaped into round, flat cakes. Provides portable protein and energy source.
penalty brand (noun): small 1/4 inch brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor etc.
Pentilicus Tallux (noun): a renowned poet of the Ar of one hundred years ago, the Great Theater in Ar is named for him. It has a huge stage which can accommodate a thousand actors.
People(noun): a division of the Kur military, it is composed of twelve smaller units, the March.
perimeter wands(noun): marking the boundary or Ihanke of The Barrens are hundreds of markers, seven to eight feet high made of peeled Ka-la-na wood, tipped with yellow, black-tipped feathers of the Herlit.
personal serving slave(noun): a slave assigned or owned by the person she obeys. Her duties may include running errands, general cleaning, or caring for personal belongings.
pharos (noun) : tower or keep, lighthouse.
phratry (noun) : a clan, a group of familes, a group of gens.
Physicians, Caste of (noun): the caste which practices the healing arts; the Physicians are one of the five High Castes which make up the Gorean government; their caste color is green
pierced-ear girl (noun): a slave girl whose ears have been pierced; as piercing a girl's ears is consider the ultimate degradation, it virtually guarantees that the girl will never be freed; the practice first became popular in Turia, but is gaining acception in the northern cities, esp. Ar
Pilgrim’s Road (noun) : road leads to the Sardar; Torcodino is on this road.
Pillar of Exchanges (noun): about one hundred pasangs northwest of Tharna lonely white column of solid marble 400 feet in height and 100 feet in diameter. The solid pillar offers an almost ideal place for the exchange of prisoners.
placatory dance (noun): a dance intended to assuage the anger of a Master. It is usually free-form, depending on the situation. The 'Contrition Dance' of Turia is an example of a formal placatory dance.
Plains of Turia (noun): the southern prairies of Gor, described as a broad grassland, from the Thassa and the Ta-Thassa Mountains to the southern foothills of the Voltai Range. Called the Land of the Wagon Peoples, their holdings extend in the north to the Cartius River.
plank collar (noun): a two piece board hinged at one end and capable of being locked at the other, similar in operation to the stocks of 18th-century America and England; it has two or more semicircular holes cut in each side so that it may fit around the necks of more than one slave girl or captive free woman at one time
plate collar(noun): collar of flat stock which is hammered about a slave's neck; usually worn by untrained slaves.
plastic cage (noun): a means of exhibiting slave girls outside a slaver's establishment suspended from the roof of the portico or in a tier of cages with a comely wench inside.
platos (adjective) : chaste
Player (noun): a member of a castelike society who plays Kaissa professionally; their caste colors are red and yellow
pleasure alcoves (noun) : are often small and their entrances may be circular, about twenty-four inches in diameter. They are commonly stacked in levels and reached by narrow ladders fixed into the walls. A typical alcove has curved walls, and is about four feet high and five feet wide. It is lit by a small lamp set in a niche in the wall. It is lined with red silk and floored with love furs and cushions. The furs are usually about six to eight inches deep. An alcove will usually contain chains, rope and a whip. You may also request any special equipment you may desire such as hook bracelets. Some taverns may have different types of alcoves but most are fairly similar.
Pleasure Garden (noun): an area in which wealthy Gorean men keep their slave girls; roughly akin to the harem of the Arab countries of Earth
pleasure rack (noun): a device, comes in two types. One is refined, adjustable strap racks with beddings of flat, soft, criss-crossed straps and sturdy stud and eyelet securing straps the other is a simple net rack; a sturdy wooden frame slung with a netlike webbing of ropes, simple cords are used to secure the woman for the display and sexual use of slave girls and captive free women
pleasure silk (noun): sheer, clingy form of silk worn only by slave girls; wraps like a pareau, with a disrobing loop at the left shoulder
pleasure slave (noun): a slave girl whose main function is sexual servitude to her master; traditionally, she kneels with her knees spread wide, and her hands either resting on her thighs or, in some cities, crossed behind her, ready for binding
Pod tree (noun): a tree in the rainforests and its inner bark is used to make bark cloth.
Poets, Caste of (noun): One of the low castes. On Gor the singer or poet is regarded as a craftsman who makes strong sayings he has his role to play in the social structure celebrating battles and histories singing of heroes and cities but also he is expected to sing of living and of love and joy not merely of arms and glory; and too it is his function to remind the Goreans from time to time of loneliness and death lest they should forget that they are men. This Caste is outlawed in Tharna.
Point Alfred (noun) : town, part of the Vosk League, located west of Ar’s Station and Jort’s Ferry.
poison(noun): the use of poison of Gor is generally considered not worthy of men. It is against the Code of Warriors. It is thought of as a weapon of women.
Polar Cap (noun) : The northern polar region is the home of the Red Hunters, a people similar to the Eskimos of Earth. The red hunters live as nomads, depending on the migration of certain animals including the tabuk and four varieties of sea sleen, little is known of them. The polar seas are frozen half the year. Icebergs, also called ice mountains, are a constant threat. The red hunters are generally kind, peaceable folk. They call themselves Innuit which means “the People.” They live in scattered, isolated communities and war is largely unknown. The polar north is very dry as less snow falls there than in lower latitudes and the snow that does fall is less likely to melt. Most of the land is tundra, a cool, generally level or slightly wavy, treeless plain. In the summer, the tundra is soft and spongy due to mosses, shrubs and lichen. In the winter, it is desolate and barren. White pelted Kur, called ice beasts by the red hunters, also live in the polar region.
Polar North (noun): referring to the area above the Hrimgar Mountains, home of the Red Hunters. Most of this land is tundra, a treeless plain covered with mosses, shrubs, and lichens during the summer. Some two hundred and forty different types of plants grow in the Gorean arctic within 500 pasangs of the pole. In the winter, early spring, and late fall, it is s desolate, bleak, frozen barren alien landscape.
porcupine, long-tailed(noun): animal of the canopy level of the rainforest.
Port Cos (noun) : a town, part of the Vosk League, founded by settlers from Cos over a century ago. It is a colony whose ties to Cos are largely historical and cultural. Many officers of Port Cos were native Cosians, mercenaries or veterans of the Cosian navy. It also has its own Home Stone. It is located west of Tafa.
Port Kar (noun) : city also known as the Tarn of the Sea, the Scourge of Thassa and the Dark Jewel in her gleaming green waters. It is located in the northwest portion of the estuary of the Vosk. On one side is the delta and on the other is the strong tides of the Tamber Gulf. It is known as a den of pirates, and its name is a synonym for cruelty and piracy. Their fleets range from the Ta-Thassa Mountains of the South to the ice lakes of the north, and westward beyond Cos and Tyros. The delta is Port Kar's best defense. It is very difficult to bring large armies through the delta. The nearest solid land is one hundred pasangs to the north and that land lays hundreds of pasangs from the nearest city.
Port Olni (noun): city located on the North bank of the Olni River. A member of the Salerian Confederation.
pot girl (noun): a slave girl whose main function is cooking and other menial tasks; used disparagingly
prairie fleer (noun): yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food.
prairie kailiauk (noun): short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains. Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting, their she's and young protected within.
prairie sleen(noun): the prairie sleen is tawny in color, and are smaller than the forest sleen, but quite as unpredictable and vicious. Domesticated prairie sleen are used for hunting and nocturnal herd sleen are used as shepherds and sentinels. They are released from their cages with the falling of darkness, responding only to the voice of their master.
prairie tabuk (noun): described as tawny and gazelle-like with a single horn, it responds to threat by scurrying away or lying down. Presumably this reponse is useful because of the high grass of the Barrens as most predators depend on vision to detect and locate it's prey.
Prayer Ring (noun): ring with several tiny knobs on it has circular knob (like the golden circle at the termination of the Initiates staff notifies that one cycle of prayer has been completed.
Pride (noun): a military unit consisting of 100 Warriors
pride veil (noun): the third veil worn by free women; worn under the house veil and over the veil of the citizeness
Priest-King (noun): the Earth translation of the Gorean term 'Sardar'
Priest-King's egg (noun): the last egg of the Mother sought by Tarl Cabot as an agent of the Priest-Kings so that they might replenish their race and keep it from extinction. It was found in plain sight, a gray, squarish, grained, leathery object in the wagon of the Tuchuk Ubar San, Kamchak.
Priest-Kings, symbol of(noun): described as a golden circle, which has no beginning or end; the symbol of eternity.
Prison Moon (noun): The planet of Gor has three moons, a large one and two small ones, only one of the moons has a name in the books. One of the small moons is called the Prison Moon.
Prition (noun): title of a treatise on bondage written by Clearchus of Cos
private master (noun): an individual free man who owns slaves chosen for the pleasure he will personally receive from owning them and being in their company.
profalarina (noun) : state preceding womanhood
prong, golden eating (noun): an eating utensil used in Turia, it has a single tine.
prostrate(noun): the slave kneels, bows her head, leans forwward and touches her forehead to the floor, stretches her arms out before her with palms face down and fingers spread.
public master (noun): an individual free man or institution owning multiple slaves who are chosen for pleasing others, bringing indirect pleasure to their owner. Examples are feast slaves, flute girls, or state slaves.
punishment slave box (noun): small square (3x3') iron box with a door having a viewing aperture of 7 inches x1/2 inches in the middle and a pass-through of 12x2 inches at the base; a punishment device for slaves.

quala (noun): small, dun colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair; pl. qualae
quarrel (noun): small arrow of the crossbow. It's initial velocity is the better part of a pasang per second. The crossbow is the preferred weapon of the assassin.
quern (noun): a grinding implement which consists primarily of a mount, two stones, an overhead beam and a pole. The two stones are circular grinding stones. The bottom stone has a small hub on its upper surface which fits into an inverted concave depression in the upper stone. This helps to keep the stones together. It also has shallow, radiating surface grooves through which the grindings may escape between the stones.
quiva (noun): balanced saddle knife about a foot in length double edged; it tapers to a daggerlike point. It is regarded as more of a missile weapon than a hand knife.

racing tharlarion (noun): these high tharlarions are bred and registered for racing. Unlike the animals used as cavalry, these are chosen from 'medium class' tharlarion, being smaller and ligher. Famous bloodlines include Venetzia, Toraii, and Thalonian.
Ragnar’s Hamlet (noun) : a town, part of the Vosk League, located far west of Ar’s Station.
rainforest, canopies zone (noun): zone in rainforest that ranges from 60 to 125 Gorean feet above the jungle floor. This is the fantastic green cover which constitutes the main ceiling of the jungle. It is inhabited by an incredible number of birds, monkeys, reptiles, and insects.
rainforest, emergent zone (noun): an ecological level of the rainforest 125 to 200 gorean feet above the jungle floor. In this highest level, the trees have thrust above the canopies below them. Mainly birds, particularly parrots, long-billed fleers, and needle-tailed lits inhabit this zone.
rainforest, ground zone (noun): the 'undergrowth' of the rainforest. Extending from the ground to the lower canopies, this ecological zone is home to species of birds, snakes and insects. Many small animals, such as the giani, jit monkeys and four toed leaf urts are found in this zone as well. On the floor itself are marsupials, tarsk, twenty kinds of single-horned tabuk, and jungle larls and panthers.
rainforest of Schendi(noun): a vast rain forest covering thousands of square pasangs on the equator. It's western border is the Thassa and it's port of Schendi. Two great lakes puncturate it's center, Lake Ngao and Lake Ushindi, four hundred pasangs apart. The rain forest is home to myriad varieties of insects, birds, fish, mammals, rodents and reptiles and some of the most unique flora to be found on Gor.
rainforest ost (noun): a snake of the rainforests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes.
ram-berries (noun): small, succulent berries, small reddish fruit not unlike tiny plums, save for the many small edible seeds.
ram-ship (noun): war galley, having up to 3 banks of oars as well as masts and sails; named for the battering rams on the prow
Rarir (noun) : tiny village located south of the Vosk and near the shores of Thassa.
rarius (noun; pl.rarii): warrior
Rarn (noun) : small city is noted for its copper mining; lies southeast of Tharna.
Raviri (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal tribe of the Aretai
ravishment lamp (noun): a small tharlarion-oil lamp, found in the chamber of a master; its soft glow is sufficient to illuminate a slave girl as she is raped
redfruit (noun) : similar in flesh and taste to apples of earth origins
red grasshopper (noun): beyond color, this insect is described as weighing around 4 ounces.
Red Hunters (noun): the peoples who inhabit the Gorean arctic; in appearance and culture, they are similar to the Eskimos of Earth
Red Hunter's drum (noun): large, heavy, handled and disklike. The frame, made of wood with a cover of Tabuk hide, is struck on the frame with a stick, giving the drum an odd resonance sound.
red larl (noun): predominately day hunting larl which is tawny-red coated and has no mane in either male or female.
red olive (noun): from the groves of Tyros, not otherwise described.
red salt (noun) : red from ferrous oxide in its composition, which is called the Red Salt of Kasra, after its port of embarkation, at the juncture of the Upper and Lower Fayeen.
Red Savages (noun): the peoples to inhabit the plains area (Barrens) of Gor; in appearance and culture, they are similar to the American Indians of Earth
Red Savage hand signs (noun): A mode of communication common to all the tribes of the Barren, sign is simple, easy to learn and adequate for relaying information.
Red Savage moons (noun): the moons as they mark the seasons of Red Savage life. Among them are the winter moons of Waniyetuwi and Wanicokanwi, as well as the Istawicayanzanwi or Sore-Eye Moon. The moon of the Returning Gants or Magaksicaagliwi heralds early spring followed by Wozupiwi, the Planting Moon. Kantwasi is the moon when the plums are red. The moon in which the tabuk rut (Takiyuhawi) is also called the Canpasapawi, the moon when the chokecherries are ripe. The Canwapegiwiw is the moon when the leaves become brown followed by the Corn-Harvest Moon which is called either the Wayuksapiwi or Canwapekasnawi, the moon when the wind shakes off the leaves. The autumnal equinox occurs in Canwapegiwi.
Red Savage smoke signs(noun): a method of messaging over distance, using smoke from a fire set for that purpose.
red-silk girl(noun): A slave girl who is not a virgin, or, as is said on Gor, her body has been 'opened by men'.
reins, kaiila(noun): a light rein, plaited with 10 to 12 strips of dyed leather. Each strip is cut with knives to be thinner than a thread, but the combination is very strong and durable. Used by the Tribesmen of the Tahari.
rence (noun): a tufted reed-like plant that grows in the marshes; it has long thick roots about four inches thick which lies under the surface of the water with smaller roots that sink down to the mud with stems 15-16 feet long with a single floral spike used for making paper, the pith is the edible part of the plant, either raw or cooked. Rence pith and fish are the dietary staples of the rence growers. Also sometimes used for caulking. The root is used to make wooden tools and utensils that can be carved from it also used for fuel. The stem is used to make reed boats, sails, mats, cords and a fibrous cloth
rence beer(noun): steeped, boiled and fermented from crushed seeds and the whitish pith of the rence plant, served in a gourd flagon.
rence islands (noun): part of the Vosk Delta where the communities of rence growers dwell. They live on rence islands which are small, seldom more than 200 by 250 feet and about 8 to 9 feet thick with an exposed surface above the water of about 3 feet. They are formed entirely from interwoven stems of the rence plants and float in the marsh. To prevent unwanted movement, they are tethered by marsh vine to near-by strong rence roots.
rence paper (noun): made from the fibers of the rence plant by rence growers, there are 8 grades, laboriously fashioned into sheets, which are attached to each other, into a roll, twenty sheets per roll. Rence paper is one of the papers used on Gor. Others are milled linen, vellum, and parchment.
rennel (noun): a crablike poisonous desert insect.
rep (noun): a fiber plant similar to cotton
rep-cloth (noun): rough fabric woven from the fibers of the rep plant; analogous to cotton muslin?
rep-cloth veil (noun): a rough veil worn by Free women of lower caste.
Revels, Master of (noun): a city's Master of Entertainment.
rim (adj): east directional division of a gorean map.
ring lock(noun): there are many varieties of these locks, one being the combination padlock with numbers of rotating disks which, when aligned properly, allow the lock to open.
ring-necked waders (noun) bird found along the river of the ground zone of the rain forest.
ritual of exile (noun): a man being exiled for whatever reason is publicly refused bread and salt, and is then ordered to leave the city by sundown under penalty of death. The exiled one may not come within ten pasangs of the city from that day forward.
river shark (noun): a narrow, black, vicious, carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin, which inhabits the rivers of Gor
river tharlarian (noun): 1)extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges. 2)crocodile-type animal; implied to be carnivorous and very similar to the marsh tharlarion.
road wagon (noun): describes a heavier wagon in comparison to one used within a city.
Robes of Concealment (noun): the mode of dress favored by free women in some of the larger city-states (i.e. Ar, Ko-ro-ba, Turia, etc.); it consists of one or more hooded robes of heavy brocade, or other opaque fabric, plus up to five face veils
rock spider (noun): an inhabitant of the rainforests lower level this brown or black spider camouflages itself by tucking legs under its body to look like a rock hence its name; it is approximately one foot in diameter and will catch small rodents or birds in its web.
rock tharlarion(noun): a small, six-toed reptile of the south.
rogue sea sleen(noun): rare broader headed more dangerous variety of sea sleen found in the Polar North.
ror (adj): northeast directional division of a gorean map.
Rorus (noun): a village on the route to Rarir.
round shield (noun): The round shield is formed from concentric, overlapping layers of hardened leather riveted together and bound with hoops of brass. It is fitted with the double sling for carrying on the left arm. Normally the Gorean shield is painted boldly and has infixed in it some device for identifying the bearer's city.
round ship (noun): heavy cargo & passenger ships, having up to 3 banks of 10 oars to a side; not as swift or maneuverable as ram- ships, having a keel to beam ratio of 6:1; has 2 rudders, and 2 permanent, lateen rigged masts; carries a crew of 20-25 free men, plus up to 200 oar slaves.
Run Command (command) : When this command is given, she runs toward her objective, taking short rapid steps, with her legs almost straight, her feet hardly leaving the floor. As she moves her back is straight, her head is turned to the left, and her arms are at her sides, her palms facing outward at a 45 degree angle to her body. Upon reaching her objective she drops gracefully to her knees and typically resumes the position of Nadu.