Zirgas

Zirgas, plural zirgasykut, from the Murese Sith word meaning "knight," was the rank and title applied to s of any recognized Murese or  during the era of the Third Predorate.

The origins of the position dated back to the elite swordsmen of the Long Defeat period, warriors who specialized in the use of improvised s or recovered  s in their conflicts with the Rakata remnants of the  Second Predorate. The term zirgas and the more traditional manifestation of the Murese knight as a heavily-armored, honor-bound elite combatant, however, dated to the Murese Premodernity period, in which warriors of the Murese city-states attached to certain s would frequently engage in  on the field of battle in accordance with Murese tradition.

Over time, the position of zirgas eventually morphed into a ceremonial title manifesting the bearer's association with one of a number of recognized in which inclusion was subject to the individual's personal accomplishments and abilities. No longer reserved for noteworthy battlefield combatants alone, the title was more frequently applied to public figures, politicians, and artists of special significance as public recognition of their contributions to Murese culture and society.