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The function of either member of the pair on their home turf is could be seen either as somehow to validate the other, or molify his own people (granted these terms are a little far of the mark). He has, then, the ambiguous role of revealing, masking, or transforming the other. In a way, the idea that he is a mask seems the most apt, since the stranger is required to "wear" -- or be accompanied by his partner in order either to be, in this way, at once seen and rendered invisible. While I like the "attachment" thing about attaché, the word needs to be embued with this sense of paradoxical representation.
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Yeah. "Coadjutant" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. The title needs to stand on its own and sound solid. It should imply a deep meaning. "Coadjutant" may be a good definition or description but seems more like an adjective to me than a title. Sort of like "motorcyclist" instead of "biker".
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Let me finish the bloody book before we start divying out royalties. One mountain at a time.
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Thank you, Father Steve. Good to be aboard.
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Although "ambassador", "emissary", and even "peacekeeper" do well to define a person in this position, it only covers half of the definition. I need the meaning of "mutual dependency" along with the function of the title.
Ditto for delegate, emissary, envoy, minister, legate, representative, agent, attaché, consul, deputy, diplomat, foreign minister, nuncio, procurator, proxy; apostle, evangelist, missionary; deputation, detachment, legation; courier, messenger; mouthpiece, and spokesperson. They all work. But they all have an implied singular definition as well.
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The title will definitely have a common name just like any established vocation. I'm focusing on the long-assed version first.
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"Attache" is good with the "attached to" meaning. Again, it doesn't feel strong enough. I like the definition.
And thank you for making me look up "aigu". Learn something new every day.
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I read that thread. And I agree that usinga made-upterm would be easier. But, I am of the Gene Wolfe school of thought. Find an existing or archaic word for a new term and it will sound more natural.
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"Procurator", one who procures or obtains things for another. Too subservient. One person waiting or serving the other. Remember, neither culture believes that their side is inferior to the other. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Working as equals is an extreme leap of faith.
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I have also toyed with "familar" and "right". "Familiar", as in a witch's familiar. And "right", as in "you are my right by law" or"I have a right to be here".
And wasn't Geep the monkey that hung out with Space Ghost? Oh, sorry. That was Gleep. Still, too cute.
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