Zlozyǔv

A zlozyǔv is a Chyatak term that literally translates to or "higher-up", but is often used in modern terminology to mean "leader", "guide", or "monarch". As a political title, it is strongly associated with the former monarchy of Floresca, who ruled until 1995. A similar term, zloshmy, is the term used in the Chyatak language to refer to the president of modern-day Floresca.
The term zlozyǔv originally derived from two different words, the word "zlo", meaning "head", and the singular term "zyǔ", meaning "man". The equivalent female term for zlozyǔv is zlozemiv. Even after the collapse of the Florescan Kingdom, both the terms zlozyǔv and zlozemiv remain in common use in Floresca, and is used in words such as zlozyǔvum (community leader) or zlozyǔvyhøk (religious leader). However, because of its strong association with the Florescan monarchy, the isolated word itself usually has negative connotations when used with the meaning of "leader", especially in political contexts outside of Floresca.
The word zlozyǔv has cognates in other Central Allangrian languages. In Octolavian, zoyauvi normally means "top" (as in the leader of a group). In Ulwian, zelzi refers to a male member of a royal family, though it's use in modern times has since lowered in favour of the more gender-neutral zaluz.
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