Ku Klux Klan titles and vocabulary: Difference between revisions

*'''Provincial tax''' – secondary dues, paid per capita for the upkeep of a Realm.<ref>''Constitution'' pp. 48–49</ref>

 

*'''A.Y.A.K.''' or '''Ayak''' – "Are you a Klansman?" to be answered with below.

*'''A.K.I.A.''' or '''Akia''' – "A Klansman I am"; these were code words for Klansmen meeting in strange surroundings. They would be inserted into common conversation, for instance "Does a Mr. Ayak live in this neighborhood?" to be responded by "No, but a Mr. Akia does." The password would then be accompanied by a [[secret handshake]] or other sign of recognition.<ref name="Anti-Defamation League p.292"/><ref>Newton and Newton, pp. 30–1</ref>