Language

The Lexicon

The Lexicon preserves the language of the Lifestyle — its words, concepts and traditions. It records meaning; it never prescribes practice. Where usage varies between Houses or lineages, each is set down with equal respect.

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Kajirus

also known as Kajiri

In the Gorean setting, a male slave; in Gorean communities, a person who has accepted this identity as a consensual role.

Definition

Kajirus is the Gorean word for a male slave, the masculine counterpart to kajira. In the novels it describes a man held unfree within Gorean society. In contemporary Gorean communities the term is used by men who have consensually adopted the role within lifestyle or roleplay practice. The plural form is kajiri.

Historical background

The category is less prominent in the novels than that of kajira but is well established in community practice.

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