Council for Londinian Language
Le Cuncile por Langui Londii, or the Council for Londinian Language, is the pre-eminent Londinian learned body on matters pertaining to the Londinian languages of Volscian and Londinian English. The Council was officially established in 1762 by Sir Tiberius Cæcillius, the Londinian prime minister.
The Council consists of eighty members, known as immortels (immortals). New members are elected by the members of the Council itself. Council members hold office for life, but they may be removed for misconduct. The body has the task of acting as an official authority on the language; it is charged with publishing an official dictionary of the language. Its rulings, however, are only advisory; not binding on either the public or the government.
The Council is British Londinium's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of Volscian and Londinian English, although its recommendations carry no legal power — sometimes, even governmental authorities disregard the Council's rulings. The Council publishes a dictionary of the Volscian language, known as the Legeinkon ab Cuncile Londii, which is regarded as official in British Londinium; a dictionary is also published for Londinian English, entitled the "Council for Londinian Language's Official English Dictionary." A special Commission composed of several (but not all) of the members of the Council undertakes the compilation of the works. The Council has completed eight editions of each dictionary, which have been published in 1694, 1718, 1740, 1762, 1798, 1835, 1878, and 1935. It continues work on the ninth edition of the Volscian dictionary, of which the first volume (A to Enzyme) appeared in 1992.
