Jedi lord (Empire)

A Jedi lord was a Jedi knight who had been elevated in rank of lord within the Empire in the wake of the Sith rebellion. Jedi lords served the Emperor and ruled over a Jedi clan. It was believed by some citizens that a Jedi who was elevated to lordship served as an example of moral fortitude. Jedi pledged themselves to the service of a particular lord, Jedi or otherwise, and they were expected to die in the service of their lords.

Retainers in the service of Jedi lords included Jedi knights and Jedi guardians. Lords legally adopted many Force-sensitive children who became their Jedi apprentices, with some taking a larger role than others as the master supervising their apprentices' training. Apprentices who were not deemed worthy of becoming a knight after graduation would not carry a lightsaber; they instead joined the lower caste of graduated apprentices known as guardians, serving alongside Jedi knights as retainers to their lords.

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