Narediti

Narediti is a fictional term used in world-building and speculative anthropology to denote a ceremonial form of communal decision-making. The concept describes a ritualized speech act through which a community legitimizes decisions and allocations of responsibility. The term is not attested in real-world languages; it appears primarily in guides for constructing fictional cultures and in short-fiction analyses.

In narediti practices, a central mediator or council calls for proposals. Participants offer statements within a fixed structure, often following turns marked by social roles such as elders, novices, or delegates. A set time limit and ritualized language create a sense of formality and shared authority. The ritual concludes when a consensus is signaled through a formal gesture, a marked utterance, or the presentation of a communal artifact.

Variations across imagined cultures may involve different thresholds for consent, the weight given to testimony, and the kinds of actions that require narediti authorization—ranging from resource distribution to conflict resolution. Some depictions emphasize egalitarian deliberation, while others render narediti a hierarchical rite closely tied to lineage or worship.

In fiction and world-building scholarship, narediti serves as a device to explore power, legitimacy, and social cohesion. Real-world linguists generally treat it as a constructed concept rather than a linguistic category or universal practice.