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CHAPTER XXVI - OF THE ROYAL NAMES AND THEIR MEANINGS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2010

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It will be well if we now give a brief account of the signification of the royal titles, as well of the men as of the women, and to whom they were applied, and how used. It will be seen how the Yncas applied their names and surnames, which is a matter worthy of remark. Beginning with the name Ynca, it must be understood that when applied to the royal person it meant king or emperor; but when given to those of his lineage it signified a person of the blood royal, and the name was applied to all who were descendants in the male, but not in the female line. They called their kings Sapa Ynca, which means sole king or sole emperor or sole lord; for Sapa means sole. They do not give this title to any other member of the royal family, not even to the heir, until he has inherited; for the king being alone, they cannot give his title to another, which would be to make many kings. They also called him Huaccha-cuyac, which means a lover and benefactor of the poor; and this title was also given exclusively to the kings, for the special care which all of them, from the first to the last, took of the welfare of their people. I have already given the meaning of the word Ccapac, which is rich and magnanimous, and of royal dignity. They gave this title to the king only and to no other, because he was their chief benefactor.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010
First published in: 1869

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