Fraa

Fraa is a title and form of address used within a Math for male Avout. It precedes a personal name (for example, "Fraa Erasmas") and may also appear generically as "fraa" when referring to a member in general; the plural "fraas" is used for groups. The counterpart honorific for women is "Suur."

First Appearance and Context

In an in‑world dictionary note, Avout are defined as those who have sworn to the Cartasian Discipline—"a fraa or suur." Around a Decennial gate opening during Apert, the title is heard and seen in ordinary use inside the walls and at the river gate as visitors enter; examples include forms such as "Fraa Delrakhones," "Fraa Jesry," and "Fraa Corlandin."

Roles/Actions and Affiliations

• Used throughout the mathic world to identify and address male members of the Avout within a community such as a Decenarian Math.
• Functions both as a formal honorific before a name and as a generic descriptor (e.g., references to "burly fraas").
• Office‑holders within the hierarchy are addressed with this title when applicable (for example, the Warden Fendant may be styled "Fraa [Name]").

Relationships

• Counterpart honorific: Suur (used for women among the Avout).
• All fraas are members of the Avout; the title is part of everyday usage within a Math.
• Examples: Fraa Erasmas and Fraa Orolo illustrate common usage among teachers and fids, and Fraa Delrakhones shows its use for an office holder.

Descriptions/Characteristics

• Placement: before the bearer’s personal name.
• Forms: singular "Fraa" (capitalized before a name) and generic "fraa" in lower case mid‑sentence; plural "fraas."
• Variant: occasionally shortened to "Fra" before a name in observed usage.
• Biology/Discipline: It is explicitly stated that fraas are kept sterile by substances in their food so they cannot impregnate suurs; the narration also emphasizes that avout and people outside the walls share the same genetic stock.

Current Status/Location

Actively used within the Decenarian Math during Apert and in routine life inside the walls; it is a standard, everyday title in the mathic world.