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    The term comes from an old practice by which a reproductively-deprived male was enabled to guide his constituency; but today, it is used most often in reference to political and social trends. What is this word?

    Question #81421. Asked by lanfranco. (Jun 03 07 8:32 PM)


    teash

    		Tanistry. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanistry#Current_political_uses

    Jun 04 07, 5:39 PM
    lanfranco

    		Afraid not, teash.

    People haven't been flocking to this one, have they? Not a ringing endorsement of the question.

    Jun 04 07, 5:48 PM
    queproblema

    		Do we start with "eunuch"?

    Jun 04 07, 7:07 PM
    lanfranco

    		Well, yes, but not of the human variety.

    I've provided two clues.

    Jun 04 07, 7:12 PM
    queproblema

    		OK, who's going to bell the....
    not the cat,
    the wether.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellwether

    Jun 04 07, 9:00 PM
    queproblema

    		I'm a fussy old ewe, and thought you'd used "constituency" incorrectly. Shoulda known better. I'm too politically minded.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituency

    I was, in fact, looking for a clue as to whether we were speaking of humans. My next guess was "capon," but I never heard of one guiding a flock. Then my tinnitus chimed in.

    Jun 04 07, 9:12 PM
    lanfranco

    		And some constituencies are utterly ovine in their behavior and loyalties.

    Very nice, qp, a silver bell to you! (Count your blessings. I could appropriately have altered the nature of that prize by changing only one letter ....)

    Jun 04 07, 9:37 PM
    queproblema

    		Ha! Or a golden banana...

    Jun 05 07, 1:03 AM
    peasypod

    		And who thought we AFT gals weren't frisky, eh?

    Jun 05 07, 1:37 AM

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