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Gentius' first companion was also the first woman to be awarded the rank of captain, after she took charge during battle when Gentius's official "Captain" [[Haulding]] was drunk. Previously, Longwings' female companions were addressed only as Miss and, at least in theory, did not hold command. Instead, a male captain, was assigned to each Longwing along with the dragon's female companion. | Gentius' first companion was also the first woman to be awarded the rank of captain, after she took charge during battle when Gentius's official "Captain" [[Haulding]] was drunk. Previously, Longwings' female companions were addressed only as Miss and, at least in theory, did not hold command. Instead, a male captain, was assigned to each Longwing along with the dragon's female companion. | ||
− | + | His name may based on mistakenly "masculinizing" the Latin ''gentium'', which superficially resembles a 2nd-declension neuter nominative noun, but is actually the genitive plural of ''gens, gentis'', a 3rd-declension feminine noun ("clan/people"; nom. pl. ''gentes''). It might also be loosely based on the 3rd-declension adjective ''gentilis'', which has a similar meaning to ''gentium'': "belonging to our tribes/nation", ~"for the nation's benefit"/"for the common good". | |
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