akaam, aka'am A sister.
akab A brother.
akas Clan
applause As on Urth, a sign of approval; on Gor, however, it is performed by striking the right hand against the left shoulder.
Aria Of Ar
barbarian A native of the planet Urth; usually used in a derogatory sense in reference to slave girls from that planet.
bazi plague 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.
black silk slave The silk color of an unowned slave.
bondage knot 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 The term for a slave girl in Torvaldsland. Also called 'a girl whose belly lies under the sword'.
brand A mark burned into the flesh of animals and slaves to mark them as property. Specific brands include the kef (common slave brand), the Dina, the Palm, the mark of Treve, the mark of Port Kar, the mark of the Tahari, the mark of Torvaldsland (a girl whose belly lies under the sword), and the Tuchuk brand of the 4 bosk horns.
brand, penalty Various small, 1/4 inch brands that mark a convicted liar, thief, traitor, etc.
brand, thief's A tiny, 1/4 inch, 3-pronged brand worn on the cheek of those of the Caste of Thieves.
branding rack A device to which a new slave is chained for branding. The slave's hands are chained above their head, but the rest of their body is free to move, except for whichever thigh is to be branded, this being held motionless in a large vice.
canjellne A challenge.
capture dance A dance recounting the time in a slavegirl's life when she was captured and made a slave.
capture scent Chloroform.
caste A division or class of society in any community, applying to freemen.
caste, high White: caste of the Initiates (interpreters of the priests); green: caste of the Physicians; yellow: caste of the Builders; blue: caste of the Scribes; red: caste of the Warriors.
caste, low: Black: assassin; brown and black: wood carriers and woodsmen; brown: peasant; black and gray: charcoal makers; gray and green: tarn keepers; aqua and red: poets and minstrels; brown and green: pot makers; tan: saddle makers; gray: metal workers; gold and white: merchants; blue and yellow: slavers; green, white, and red striped: lighters.
chain luck The attempt to capture a slavegirl without having a particular target in mind.
coin girl A slavegirl who, with a coinbox 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.
coffle 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. This also is used to refer to the line of slaves themselves.
collar 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, dance 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 inches of play for each hand, and 18 inches play for each foot; much used in the Tahari
collar, lock A hinged collar easily removed by the use of a key. Most often made of flat stock 1-1/2 to 2 inches high, it is usually worn by trained slaves. The lock has one pin for each of the letters in the word 'kajira'.
collar, plate A collar of flat stock which is hammered about a slave's neck. This is usually worn by untrained slaves.
collar, Turian A slave collar of cylindrical stock, rather than the normal flat stock of northern lock collars. fitting more loosely than a lock collar, it can turn around the wearer's neck, yet still fit snugly enough not to be removed without its key.
collaring (capture) feast A private feast for a young tarnsman and his family and friends, held to celebrate the capture of his first slave girl. During the feast the girl formally submits to him as his slave, then proceeds to serve him at the feast and afterwards in his quarters.
companionship price The gift, in money or goods, given by a man to the father of the woman he wishes to take in free companionship.
con From.
contasta (Lit. 'from the founding of') Means of determining chronology; equivalent to the Urth term AD (Anno Domini).
cur-lon fiber The fiber spun by the Swamp Spiders (Spider People) and used in the textile mills of Ar.
da Here.
dar Holy; priest.
dar-kosis (Lit. 'holy disease') An incurable, wasting disease akin to the Urth disease of leprosy.
degradation stripe A 2 inch 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.
display slave 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.
en First.
energy bulb Similar to an Urth light bulb.
face-strip To forcefully remove the veil(s) worn by a free woman. To do so usually means that she is to be enslaved.
fire-maker: 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 of Urth.
flame death A form of capital punishment imposed by the Priest-Kings and triggered from the Sardar; in it, the victim seems to spontaneously erupt into blue flames.
fora Chain; pl. fori - chains.
frame of humiliation A wooden frame to which the condemned person is tied before it is set adrift in the Vosk River, so that they may die of exposure and/or dehydration, if they are not eaten by tharlarion or other carnivorous reptiles first.
free companionship Similar to marriage on Urth, free companions have a contract with another free person, usually of the opposite sex, for a period of one year. if not re-avowed and renewed on it's anniversary, the contract is dissolved. considering the life span of a gorean is measure in centuries, not years, this is very practical. free companionships are automatically dissolved if either person is enslaved.
free men Free men fall in categories according to their skills and profession, these categories are otherwise known as castes.
free woman Free women are viewed by most goreans as priceless. Slaves are not used for breeding, except to create additional slaves, therefore only a free woman can bear children that create family. If a slave gets pregnant, most Goreans would either enslave the child, or give it away. In rare cases, the slave was freed long enough to have the child. even rarer is the case where the mother is allowed to remain free, some men becoming very sentimental about women that present them with children. the rights of free women vary by city, caste, and wealth as might be expected, with wealthy high caste women having a great deal of freedom of action. Free women are often seen managing shops in the cities, since it is generally dangerous for women to travel without an escort. in such cases, the men do the leg work and the women manage the business. Many members of the Caste of Scribes are women, and generally these women are as honored for their work as their male counterparts. An unescorted free woman is in constant danger as it is not uncommon for young tarnsmen to rope women off the high bridges of a city just for sport and capture. Of course, with the robes of concealment hiding the features of a free woman as they do, slave girls make much better prey, if only because the tarnsman can see the value of what he is capturing. This is why the robes of concealment are so much a part of the free woman's life, including the veil. On Gor a free woman would rather be totally stripped of the rest of her clothing than to lose her veil. A woman without a veil is naked, while those without clothing are merely undressed.
gieron A drug, an allergen, which causes a yellowing of the whites of the eyes; used in combination with sajel, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague.
girl-yoke 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.
Glass of the Builders An Urth telescope, or spyglass.
Gor Home stone.
gray silk slave The silk color of a state owned slave.
gur 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, ritually fed to the Mother of the Nest on the Feast of Tola.
gur carriers Mutated muls (see: mul) which can climb walls and who gather the fermented gur for the Feast of Tola.
harl ring A form of slave chain which consists of an ankle ring with a welded ring in back and a chain in front; the chains terminate in a locking device which can be attached to another Harl ring, around a post, or to itself in order to secure a slave. It is named for its inventor.
har-ta! (A command): Faster!
haruspex A soothsayer or omen-taker.
Hersius The planet Jupiter; named for a legendary hero of Ar.
Home Stone 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.
I ask your favor Gorean phrase equivalent to 'Please'.
I wish you well Gorean phrase of farewell.
initiatory whipping The beating, usually of about 10 strokes, which a slave girl receives upon being brought into a new household, to remind her that she is a slave and under discipline.
iron pens The subterranean retention facilities in a Slaver's house where slaves are kept for training and also prior to their sale.
jarl The title for a leader of warriors in Torvaldsland; also, the title by which all free men of Torvaldsland are addressed by slaves.
Kaissa (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.
kajira Slave girl; pl. kajirae. There are many types of slaves to be found, however, the most common in the tavern is the common kajira, a multipurpose personal slave, and the female tavern slave. These slaves are referred to as kettle and mat slaves. In other words, they do everything from serve scullery work, to cooking, serving, and even sexual service.
kajirus Male slave; pl. kajiri (see kajira).
kan-lara A slave brand.
kara Turning.
kennel 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.
kettle-and-mat girl A slave girl whose function is divided between household tasks and sexual servitude.
ki No, not; also indicates a negative (ex. 'la ki kajira' - I am not a slave girl)
ko-ro-ba A village market.
kosis Disease.
kurdah A small, light, semi-circular 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 repcloth; used mainly in the Tahari.
kurt The five-bladed slave whip.
la (Phrase; fem): I am; you are.
lar Central.
Lar-Torvis The sun. Lar (central) Torvis (fire).
leg-spreader 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.
lo (Masc.): I am; you are.
long ship 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 furs Soft furs spread thickly on the floor at the foot of a Master's sleeping couch, on which a slave girl is most often ravashed.
luck girl A slave girl who acts as mascot onboard a 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.
marking stick A writing implement rather like a pen.
matok A Priest-King term, it refers to an inhabitant of the Nest which is in the Nest but not of the Nest.
mul A Priest-King term for a human slave.
Nest 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.
nest trust The Priest-King equivalent of 'friendship'.
nykus Victory; from the Greek 'nike'.
paga attendant 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 tavern 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.
pagar Pleasure.
pagar kajira A pleasure slave.
pasang stones Stones that are used to mark distance on roads to Gor's cylinder cities, the pasang stone can also be used as a sundial.
passion slave A girl, not trained, but bred specifically for sex. No Urth girl is EVER a passion slave. it is inconceivable and impossible. No passion slave is ever taken to Urth either. Passion slaves are almost never freed. Passion slaves breed true, and their children are marked with the mark of the house that bred them. In this way they are easily identified. Male passion slaves are harder to identify, except that they are uncommonly beautiful and almost always have a club foot (inherited from the mother).
pierced-ear girl A slavegirl 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 acceptance in the northern cities, esp. Ar.
plank collar 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 of Urth; it has two or more semi-circular holes cut in each side so that it may fit around the necks of more than one slavegirl or captive free woman at one time.
player A member of a caste-like society who plays Kaissa professionally.
pleasure garden An area in which wealthy Gorean men keep their slavegirls; roughly akin to the harem of the Arab countries of Urth.
pleasure rack A device, ranging in complexity from a grid of ropes in a wooden frame to a moveable, adjustable frame with chains, for the display and sexual use of slavegirls and captive free women.
pleasure silk Sheer, clingy form of silk worn only by slavegirls; wraps like a pareau, with a disrobing loop at the left shoulder.
pleasure slave A slave specially taught the arts of pleasure. a true pleasure slave knows the position of a slave, many dances, how to cook, serve, and how to make love to a man; all with superb skill. However, the house that trains such tends to put it's special flavor to a girl, many prefer to train their own slaves, rather then have the girl they owned trained like a dog unthinkingly.
pot girl A slavegirl whose main function is cooking and other menial tasks; used disparagingly.
pride A military unit consisting of 100 Warriors.
Priest-King The Urth translation of the Gorean term 'Sardar'.
Prition The title of a treatise on bondage written by Clearchus of Cos.
ram-ship A war galley, having up to 3 banks of oars as well as masts and sails; named for the battering rams on the prow.
rarius (Pl.rarii): A warrior.
ravishment lamp 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 ravished.
rence paper Papyrus.
round ship Heavy cargo and 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.
sa Life.
sa Daughter.
sa-eela One of the most sensual and erotic of slave dances; it consists of five distinct portions; belongs to the class of slave dance known as Lure Dances of the Love-Starved Slave Girl.
sajel A drug which causes harmless pustules to erupt on the body; when used in combination with gieron, it reproduces the symptoms of the Bazi plague.
san One; fem. sana.
sa'ng (Adj.): Without.
sa-fora (Lit. 'chain-daughter'): Slave girl.
sa'ng-fori (Lit. 'without chains'): Freedom.
sar King.
Sardar Priest-Kings, large (c. 8 ft. tall) intelligent insects who are the true rulers of Gor; also, the mountain range where the Priest-Kings live.
se (Adj.) Second.

"'Second slave,' I told her, which, among the river towns, and in certain cities, particularly in the north, is a way of indicating that I would take the black wine without creams or sugars, and as it came from the pouring vessel, which, of course, in these areas, is handled by the "second slave," the first slave being the girl who puts down the cups, takes the orders and sees that the beverage is prepared according to the preferences of the one who is being served." The expression `second slave,' incidentally, serves to indicate that one does not wish creams or sugars with one's black wine, even if only one girl is serving." -- p. 244-245, Guardsman of Gor

sereem diamonds A transparent mineral which is precious because of its rarity; is red with flecks of white.
slave belly The area of the abdomen around the navel; so called because only slavegirls expose their navels.
slave box 1) A small, square (3x3') iron box, with a door having a viewing aperture of 7 inchesx1/2 inches in the middle, and a pass-through of 12x2 inches at the base; a punishment device for slaves; 2) A small ventilated box, barely large enough to contain a slave, sometimes used in the transport and delivery of slaves after purchase.
slave bracelets Manacles; there are 3 links between the wrist rings.
slave cage A small cage, just big enough for a slave girl to sit or curl up, in which she may be placed as cargo.
slave dance Any of the sensuous and lascivious dances performed by slave girls to entertain their Masters; designed to display the sexual heat of the performer, and invite her use by Masters; dances include the Belt Dance, Chain Dance, Dance of the 6 Thongs, Sa-eela, Tile Dance (performed on red tiles), Tether Dance.
slave goad An electrical device, much like a cattle prod, used for controlling and disciplining slaves.
slave heat The intense need and passion of a slave girl.
slave hobble A chain consisting of a wrist-ring and an ankle-ring joined by 7 inches of chainl it is fastned on one ankle and the opposite wrist.
slave hood A leather hood, having no opening for eyes, mouth, or ears, which covers a slave's entire head; usually has a gag attachment.
slave mat A course mat to which area a slavegirl may be ordered for discipline or ravishing; the girl may not leave the mat unless permitted by her Master.
slave oval A method of chaining 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.
slave pole An imaginary pole that 'transfixes' a dancing girl, by which she is 'held' during her dance.
slave perfume Perfumes designed to be worn by slave girls; they are heavier and more sensual than those designed for free women.
slave pole dance One of the traditional Gorean dances.
slave rape The sexual use of a slave girl; may be either tender or brutal, casual or deliberate.
slave ring A heavy iron ring, c. 1' in diameter, to which a slave may be secured for security, discipline, or any other reason; often found in floors, interior and exterior walls (either 1' or 3' above the ground), attached to the foot of a Master's sleeping couch, etc.
slave steel The generic term for collars, chains, siriks, etc. worn by slaves.
slave strap A heavy strap or belt which buckles behind the wearer's back; in front, there is a metal plate with a welded ring, through which passes the 4 hort (5 inches) chain of a pair of slave bracelets; designed to keep the wearer's hand before his body.
slave wagon A flat-bedded, barred wagon, like a large cage with a door in the rear, in which many slaves may be transported at one time, their ankles chained to a bar that runs down the center of the floor; tarpaulins are often used to cover the cage and hide the cargo; analogous to an old-fashioned Urth circus wagon.
slaver's necklace A fanciful term for a coffle of slavegirls.
stabilization serums A series of medical injections which, among other things, retards the aging process; an invention of the Priest-Kings, approved by them for use by humans; administered in 4 injections.
stimulation cage An ornate, fairly roomy cage, furnished comfortably with fabrics of all kinds, furs, cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry, etc. in which a naked slavegirl in training may be housed; its purpose is to awaken her senses, esp. the tactile senses, to everything in the world around her, so that she may be more pleasing to Masters; in addition, it is just too short for her to stand upright, so that her head is always inclined in a gesture of submission.
Stones A guessing game in which one player must guess whether the number of stones hed in the fist of the second player is odd or even.
Street of Brands The city or area in a given city where slavers conduct their business.
Street of Coins The street or area in a given city where banking and other financial transactions take place.
submission mat A scarlet mat, used in Tharna, on which a free woman, naked and bound with yellow cords, must submit as slave to her Master, first hearing him recite a ritual poem, then yielding physically.
ta-thassa (Phrase; lit. 'to the sea'): ritual phrase invoked during a libation offering of wine, oil, and salt made to Thassa.
tal A greeting; often accompanied with a salute performed by raising the right hand to shoulder level, palm inward.
taluna (Lit. 'panther girl'): a free woman who lives as a hunter in small tribes of 15-100 members; they roam the northern forests of Gor.
tar To.
tar-Sardar-Gor (Lit. 'To the Priest-Kings of Gor'): ritual phrase recited during the pre-banquet libation in which a few grains of meal, colored salt, and a few drops of wine are placed in a fire; the equivalent of saying grace.
tarn cot The building in which domesticated tarns are housed.
tarn goad An electrical device, much like a cattle prod, used for controlling tarns; is c. 20 inches long.
tarn ship A type of ram-ship, being long and narrow, with a shallow draft, a straight keel, a single lateen-rigged mast, and a single bank of oars; at the prow, below the waterline, is a ram shaped like a tarn's head; it also carries light catapults, shearing blades, and other weaponry.
tarn wire Razor wire strung between the walls of a city to protect it from aerial attack.
tarna Daughter.
tassa powder A reddish powder, usually mixed with red wine, which renders the consumer unconscious.
tassna Mother.
tatrix The title of the female ruler of the city of Tharna.
tharlarion boots The high boots of soft leather worn by riders of high tharlarion to protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts.
tor Light.
tor-tu-gor (Noun; lit. 'light upon the Home Stone'): The sun.
torvis Fire.
tower slave A state slavegirl in any of the cities of Gor; her duties in the apartment cylinders are largely domestic; traditionally, she kneels with her knees together and with her wrists crossed in front of her, as if for binding.
tu On or upon.
tu (Prhase) You are.
ubar A war chief.
ubar san (Lit. 'one ubar'): A war chief chosen to be supreme commander of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples.
ubara The Free Companion (consort) of a ubar.
ubarate The territory governed by a ubar.
ubara The Free Companion (consort) of a ubar.
tar-Sardar-Gor (Lit. 'To the Priest-Kings of Gor'): ritual phrase recited during the pre-banquet libation in which a few grains of meal, colored salt, and a few drops of wine are placed in a fire; the equivalent of saying grace.
tarn cot The building in which domesticated tarns are housed.
tarn goad An electrical device, much like a cattle prod, used for controlling tarns; is c. 20 inches long.
tarn ship A type of ram-ship, being long and narrow, with a shallow draft, a straight keel, a single lateen-rigged mast, and a single bank of oars; at the prow, below the waterline, is a ram shaped like a tarn's head; it also carries light catapults, shearing blades, and other weaponry.
tarn wire Razor wire strung between the walls of a city to protect it from aerial attack.
tarna Daughter.
tassa powder A reddish powder, usually mixed with red wine, which renders the consumer unconscious.
tassna Mother.
tatrix The title of the female ruler of the city of Tharna.
tharlarion boots The high boots of soft leather worn by riders of high tharlarion to protect their legs from the abrasive hides of their mounts.
tor Light.
tor-tu-gor (Noun; lit. 'light upon the Home Stone'): The sun.
torvis Fire.
tower slave A state slavegirl in any of the cities of Gor; her duties in the apartment cylinders are largely domestic; traditionally, she kneels with her knees together and with her wrists crossed in front of her, as if for binding.
tu On or upon.
tu (Prhase) You are.
ubar A war chief.
ubar san (Lit. 'one ubar'): A war chief chosen to be supreme commander of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples.
ubara The Free Companion (consort) of a ubar.
var Resting.
var (Conj.) Where.
veck Stand.
viktel Triumph.
Voyages of Acquisition The voyages made to Urth by the Priest-Kings to gather biological samples; this perhaps accounts for the similarity in many animals, as well as in language and culture, between Urth and Gor.
walking chains Adjustable chains fastened on the ankles of a slavegirl to train her to walk with the length of stride preferred by her Master.
warrior's pace A slow jog that can be maintained for hours.
whip dance One of the traditional Gorean dances.
whip of the furs A method of disciplining slavegirls by ravashing rather than by flogging; esp. popular in Torvaldsland.
white silk slave Usually a virgin and untrained, the white silk slave is reserved for her Master/Mistresse's sole use. Generally permitted to serve drinks and food and conversation but sexual use is forbidden and corporal punishment is at the hands of the Owner. Masters and Mistresses insulted, may embarrass, confine or display the slave, but may not strike in any way nor permit another to do so.
yellow silk slave Denotes the tavern owned slave. The yellow silk slave's use is rented and negotiated with the tavern owner and may include sexual favors at the owners descretion.
Zar A board game of the Tahari; the board is marked like a Kaissa board, but the pieces - 9 per player, called 'pebbles' - are placed at the intersections of the lines; movement is somewhat like that of checkers, but without capturing of pieces the object of the game is to effect a complete exchange of the original placement of the pieces.